Man taken to hospital after falling 25 feet from NW Calgary roof

A man in his 40s was seriously injured after falling several feet off a roof and onto a fence at a northwest Calgary worksite Wednesday morning.

By Lauryn Heintz

Posted Nov 20, 2024 10:57 am.

Last Updated Nov 20, 2024 7:05 pm.

A man in his 40s was seriously injured after falling several feet off a roof and onto a fence at a northwest Calgary worksite Wednesday morning.

Calgary Fire Department public information officer Carol Henke says crews were dispatched to a house on Evanscrest Road NW just before 9 a.m. for reports a roofer had fallen about 25 feet off a roof and landed on a fence.

Paramedics took the man, who Henke says was conscious and breathing, to hospital with significant injuries.

Calgary Police and Occupational Health and Safety also responded to the scene.

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