Fall injures man, 20 
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Fall injures man, 20
Monday September 30, 2002
RECORD STAFF
WATERLOO -- A young Saskatchewan man, visiting two University of Waterloo friends, was seriously injured early yesterday when he fell from a utility pole he was climbing at Keats Way and Amos Avenue in Waterloo.
The 20-year-old from Shellbrook, Sask., was going from a city nightclub to the friends' apartment at about 2:30 a.m. when someone suggested they damage a street light.
The man, whom police believe was a lumberjack, climbed about eight metres up the pole but lost his balance, fell onto hydro wires and received a shock.
He then fell headfirst to the pavement.
He was assessed at Grand River Hospital and taken by air ambulance to Sunnybrook trauma centre in Toronto, where he is in serious condition.
Submitted on 09/30/2002
Submitted by:
Craig
Reference:
http://therecord.com/ 09/30/02
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