Crime & Safety

2 Men Fall From Roof Of Home In Bartow County

One male was not injured, but the other suffered neck pain and complained of no feeling in his legs.

CARTERSVILLE, GA -- Two men fell from the roof of a home Thursday morning in southwest Bartow County.

Bartow County EMS crews responded to the house along Old Alabama Road near Mt. Tabor Church in the Taylorsville area and arrived to find two men who plunged 30 feet off the roof of the house.

One male was not injured. However, the second male complained of neck pain and had no feeling in his legs, Bartow EMS spokesperson Brad Cothran said, who said the men were working on the roof when the accident took place.

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That male, who also had a fractured leg and "altered mental status," was transported to Floyd Medical Center for treatment, Cothran added.


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