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Arrest after man reportedly falls from second floor of a Kelowna apartment building

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 26 Apr, 2023 10:42 AM
  • Arrest after man reportedly falls from second floor of a Kelowna apartment building

Mounties are investigating and one person has been arrested after a man reportedly fell from the second floor of a Kelowna apartment building.

R-C-M-P say officers arrived at the building Saturday morning to find a man lying on the ground unconscious with severe injuries.

The man was taken to a local hospital where he remains in critical condition.

Police say one man has been arrested in the case and investigators are hoping to speak to anyone who witnessed the event.

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