Hong Kong man, 89, rescued after being found clinging to care home exterior wall
Man fell from window while trying to retrieve something and clung to section of wall near air-conditioning unit until help arrived
An 89-year-old Hong Kong man has been rescued after he was discovered clinging to the exterior wall of a care home in To Kwa Wan following a fall from a second-floor window.
Care home staff filed a report with police at around 8am on Thursday, stating the man was hanging off the building at the intersection of Lok Shan Road and Ma Tau Wai Road.
The force said he fell from the window while trying to retrieve something and clung to a section of the wall near an air-conditioning unit.
Firefighters and police arrived and used a steel ladder to rescue him.
Photos from the scene show officers cordoning off a back alley as part of their investigation, with a shoe and a pool of blood visible on the ground.
The force said the man sprained his ankle during the incident and was sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Yau Ma Tei.