Bondi man, 20, falls from apartment roof as doctor performs surgery on STREET ... trends now

Bondi man, 20, falls from apartment roof as doctor performs surgery on STREET ... trends now
Bondi man, 20, falls from apartment roof as doctor performs surgery on STREET ... trends now

Bondi man, 20, falls from apartment roof as doctor performs surgery on STREET ... trends now

Horror as man, 20, plunges eight metres from the roof of his Bondi apartment as a doctor is forced to perform surgery on the STREET to save his life A man is in a critical condition after fall from a roof  He suffered critical injuring to his head and chest  A doctor had to perform a bilateral thoracotomy 

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A man is fighting for his life in hospital after plunging eight metres from the roof of a Sydney apartment on Saturday night.

The 20-year-old man was on the roof of his Ebley St apartment, in the eastern Sydney suburb of Bondi Junction, around 11.30pm when he fell to the ground.

NSW Ambulance said the man suffered critical injuries to his chest and head with intensive care paramedics needing to call a specialist medical team, including a critical care doctor, to the scene.

A specialist team from Bankstown, in Sydney's west, rushed to the apartment where the doctor was forced to perform a bilateral thoracotomy - a surgical procedure to gain access to a patient's chest - on the street to save his life. 

The man was sedated on scene by a specialist medical team and was given a blood transfusion.

NSW Ambulance Commander Michael Corlis said emergency services were still investigating how the young man fell but it appeared he was 'attempting to get into a unit'.

A man is in a critical condition after falling from a height of eight metres in Sydney on Saturday night. He is pictured on a stretcher being taken into hospital

A man is in a critical condition after falling from a height of eight metres in Sydney on Saturday night. He is pictured on a stretcher being taken into hospital

Officers held up a white blanket (pictured) as the man was placed into an ambulance

Officers held up a white blanket (pictured) as the man was placed into an ambulance

The man was rushed to nearby St Vincent's Hospital where he is expected to undergo surgery. 

A NSW police spokesperson

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