Teenager, 16, left in a coma after falling from the fourth floor of a high-rise apartment block when his friends didn't answer their door
- Teenager is in coma after falling four storeys from apartment building in Perth
- The 16-year-old was scaling building after friends failed to answer the door
- Family are holding around-the-clock vigil by his hospital bedside
A teenager is in a coma after falling four storeys from an apartment building in Perth.
Noah Bahigwa was scaling a building in the city's west early Saturday morning after his friends failed to answer the door to let him in.
The 16-year-old attempted the climb to the sixth floor of the Mounts Bay Road Apartment Hotel complex in wet and slippery conditions at 1:30am before falling.
He is in a critical condition at Royal Perth Hospital.
Noah Bahigwa is in a coma after falling from the fourth floor of a Perth apartment building
The 16-year-old attempted the climb to the sixth floor of the Mounts Bay Road Apartment Hotel complex in the wet and slippery conditions at 1:30am before falling
Confronting images show Mr Bahigwa with several tubes to help him breathe and eat while in the coma.
The 16-year-old reportedly climbed the building to reach his friend's apartment, but soon realised he was on the wrong side of the complex. He was with another friend at the time of the accident.
While the pair attempted to climb back down from the sixth floor, Mr Bahigwa slipped and fell to the ground.
Mr Bahigwa slipped and fell four storeys early Saturday morning from the Mounts Bay Road Apartment Hotel complex
He was on the fourth storey when he fell.
Images taken of the scene show a broken railing with what appears to be hand marks. It is not known whether the damage was caused by a falling Mr Bahingwa.
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His family are holding an around-the-clock vigil at his bedside.
Mr Bahigwa's brother, Glory, told the West Australian Noah is 'being given the best possible care'.
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