112 incident
Man airlifted to hospital by helicopter after falling six metres from corrugated roof in Manilva
The man was apparently painting a property in the Costa del Sol town when the accident happened
A man had to be airlifted to hospital by air ambulance on Sunday afternoon after falling from a roof in Manilva on the Costa del Sol. He had been painting, when he fell from some six metres from a corrugated roof into an interior courtyard. His current condition is unknown.
The incident was reported by a witness who lives in the area. Immediately, the 112 Andalucía coordination centre mobilised members of the provincial fire brigade and the 061 emergency health services, who attended to the injured man at the scene. They requested that he be taken to the hospital by a helicopter, given the possibility of serious injuries, including a fractured skull.
