Man impaled after falling three floors from balcony after online date
A man is in a critical condition after falling three floors from a Sydney balcony, with police searching for another man they believe he had met earlier through a dating app.
Just before 4pm on Sunday, police were called to the Surry Hills unit block on Brisbane Street where a 37-year-old Swedish/American national had fallen three floors from a balcony onto a ground-floor patio, impaling himself on a table leg.
He remains in a critical condition in the intensive care unit at St Vincent’s Hospital.
Surry Hills detectives believe the 37-year-old man had earlier met up with another man in the unit via a dating app.
They are appealing for that man to contact police as they believe he may have information crucial to their inquiries.
They have released CCTV footage of a man they wish to speak to regarding the incident.
More to come.
