Bondi man, 20, falls from apartment roof as doctor performs surgery on STREET to save life

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

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 said that at ‘about 11.30pm, emergency services were called to Ebley Street near Hollywood Avenue, Bondi Junction, after reports a man had fallen from a rooftop.

‘The man was treated at the scene, before being taken to St Vincent’s Hospital in a serious but stable condition.

‘A crime scene was established and officers from Eastern Suburbs Police Area Command commenced inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the incident.’

 The man in Bondi Junction is reported to have been with friends at the time of the incident.

Pictures from the scene show more than a dozen emergency service personnel, including ambulance and police officers.

Officers held up a white blanket as the man was placed into an ambulance. 

Pictures from the scene show several police and ambulance vehicles (pictured)

A distraught witness is pictured being comforted by a woman at the scene in Bondi Junction

Shocked and distraught friends of the man are seen comforting each other on the street, while plain clothes and uniformed police officers are seen speaking to potential witnesses. 

It was a busy night for NSW Ambulance with paramedics called to a second fall from a building less than one hour later.

Mr Corlis said paramedics rushed to Glebe, in Sydney’s innerwest, just after 12.15am, to reports a 42-year-old man had ‘fallen from one balcony to another’.

‘We ask that people who are trying to get into their units when they forgot their keys or are locked out, think of other alternatives rather than trying to climb over walls or balconies,’ he said.

‘It’s a very dangerous thing to do, especially if you’ve consumed some alcohol.

‘There are other ways. Call a locksmith – there are 24-hour services available. It’s better to wait, take that little bit extra time and get into your unit safely.’ 

Police officers are pictured speaking to potential witnesses at the scene in Sydney’s eastern suburbs

More than a dozen police and ambulance officers (pictured) attended the scene in Sydney

The man is pictured being treated on a stretcher on the street in Bondi Junction

 A NSW Ambulance doctor had 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 rushed to the nearby St Vincent’s Hospital where he was expected to undergo surgery