Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: Worker falls seven meters from the roof

Süderholz (dpa/mv) - A worker was seriously injured in Süderholz near Grimmen when he fell from a seven-metre-high barn roof. The man is in a coma, a police spokesman said on Thursday. Accordingly, the 39-year-old from the Vorpommern-Rügen region was on Tuesday with several colleagues tearing down an old asbestos roof and putting a new roof on the building when he fell. More detailed information on the process and the condition of the injured person is not yet available. The criminal police and the state office for health and social affairs determined on suspicion of negligent bodily harm.