Man, 31, dies after falling FIVE metres from a second-storey balcony after 'trying to scale a Sydney apartment block while drunk'

  • A 31-year-old man has died after falling from a balcony in Sydney's North Shore
  • He fell five metres from a second storey apartment in Cremorne around 8.15pm
  • Paramedics arrived to find the man unconscious and he later died in hospital
  • Police believe he was intoxicated when attempting to scale the Milson Rd home 

By TOM FLANAGAN FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

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A man who was believed to have been drunk has died after falling five metres from a second-floor apartment on Sydney's North Shore.

Emergency services were called to the Milson Road address in Cremorne about 8.15pm on Saturday and found a 31-year-old man unconscious on the ground with critical head injuries.

Paramedics treated the man at the scene before he was taken to Royal North Shore Hospital where he later died from his injuries, 9News reported.

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Paramedics are pictured treating a man who fell five metres from a unit complex in Cremorne on Saturday evening

Paramedics are pictured treating a man who fell five metres from a unit complex in Cremorne on Saturday evening

The 31-year-old was rushed to Royal North Shore Hospital, where he later died from his injuries

The 31-year-old was rushed to Royal North Shore Hospital, where he later died from his injuries

Paramedics carry the unconscious man to an ambulance at the scene of the incident on Milson Road

Paramedics carry the unconscious man to an ambulance at the scene of the incident on Milson Road

The Cremorne apartment block where the 31-year-old man plummeted to his death after falling five metres from a second floor flat

The Cremorne apartment block where the 31-year-old man plummeted to his death after falling five metres from a second floor flat

A crime scene was established by police with witnesses interviewed to determine the cause of the death.

Police believe the man was intoxicated when he attempted to climb the balcony of the second floor unit.

It is understood he knew a woman inside the complex and was attempting to reach her apartment before falling.

'There was nothing out of the ordinary, there was no commotion going on, I didn't hear any yelling,' witness Emily Sweeney told 9 News.

'He was unconscious so he wasn't saying anything but all I could hear from inside the apartment was "someone call an ambulance" and I ran out and he was over him trying to help him and see if he was alive.'

Paramedics arrive at the apartment block where the 31-year-old man fell to his death

Paramedics arrive at the apartment block where the 31-year-old man fell to his death

 Witness Emily Sweeney describes the moments before and after the tragic fall

 Witness Emily Sweeney describes the moments before and after the tragic fall

A police officer makes his way to the front of the property to question residents on the fall

A police officer makes his way to the front of the property to question residents on the fall

A dejected looking resident sits on the steps outside the apartment block after police questioned witnesses in an attempt to determine the cause of the fall  

A dejected looking resident sits on the steps outside the apartment block after police questioned witnesses in an attempt to determine the cause of the fall  

Neighbours chat on the steps of the apartment block after the tragic news the 31-year-old man died following a fall from the building

Neighbours chat on the steps of the apartment block after the tragic news the 31-year-old man died following a fall from the building

  

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