Crime & Safety
Woman Seriously Injured After Falling From Second Story Of North Austin Home
The woman in her 60s fell early Sunday and sustained potentially life-threatening injuries as a result, EMS medics said.
NORTH AUSTIN, TX — An older woman sustained serious injuries on Sunday after falling from the second story of a home under construction in North Austin, officials said.
The incident occurred along the 5700 block of Lost Horizon Drive in North Austin early Sunday, according to Austin-Travis County EMS officials. The incident prompted a response from both EMS medics and Austin Fire Department crews.
According to medics, the woman had to be extricated after falling 15 feet to the ground below. The woman was rushed to St. David's Round Rock Medical Center for treatment of injuries potentially life-threatening, according to EMS medics.
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FINAL: Technical ResQ @ 5700blk Lost Horizon Dr; Pt extricated & txpt'd to RRMC w/serious , potentially life threatening injuries
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) September 24, 2017
UPDATE: High Angle ResQ @ 5700blk Lost Horizon Dr: #ATCEMS ResQ Medics declaring Trauma Alert of ~60's F, extrication still in progress. MTF
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) September 24, 2017
Multi #ATCEMS & @austinfiredept ResQ assets onscene of ResQ @ construction site @ 5700blk Lost Horizon Dr (12:35); report of ~15' fall MTF
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) September 24, 2017
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