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Media Relations Dept.
Police Headquarters
P.O. Box HM 530
Tel: (441) 299-4249/4291/4321
Fax: (441) 299-4322
E-mail: Police Media Relations


 
Date:Monday, August 03,2009
Distribution: All Media

Industrial Accident

Around 1:45pm today, Police attended a reported industrial accident at The Newstead Hotel on Harbour Road in Paget. It appears that an employee of the hotel was sitting on a wall on the property when he fell approximately 25 feet into a ditch. The victim, a 61 year old Warwick man, was extricated by Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service personnel who also attended the scene and taken to KEMH via ambulance for treatment of head injuries as well as suspected internal injuries. However, his injuries are not believed to be life threatening at this time. Inquiries into this incident are underway.


All incidents are under investigation. Police are appealing to members of the public who have witnessed these incidents or may have information pertaining to them to contact their respective Police Station, Police Headquarters at 295-0011 or the confidential Crimestoppers Hotline on 1 (800) 623-8477.

Public & Media Relations Department