1 airlifted after falling off roof in northwest Miami-Dade

(Miami-Dade Fire Rescue)

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. ā€“ A person was airlifted to the hospital after falling off the top of a roof in northwest Miami-Dade Wednesday afternoon, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.

Authorities said multiple Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to reports of a fall along the 5400 block of Northwest 72nd Avenue.

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Upon arrival, authorities said they located a person who had fallen from the main roof onto a secondary roof portion of the structure and was unable to get down.

Tactical crews proceeded to retrieve the persons from the secondary roof of the structure by conducting a Stokes basket operation in order to safely lower the patient for transport, according to MDFR.

MDFR (Miami-Dade Fire Rescue)

Authorities confirmed the person injured was airlifted to a nearby trauma center.

FDFR has not provided any information on the victimā€™s age, gender, identity or condition.

Fire rescue crews have not said what led the person to go on top of the roof before the incident occurred.


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