A man who fell 12 storeys from a balcony at a hotel in the Auckland CBD on Friday remains in hospital in a critical condition today.
The 25-year-old man was considered lucky to be alive after he fell from the 16th floor of the All Seasons hotel - his 42m fall broken by the corrugated iron roof of a neighbouring building. He suffered severe head injuries.
The man had been visiting a guest at the time of the incident, according to staff.
Witnesses reported seeing two men jumping on seats and a table on the small corner balcony before the fall.
Meanwhile, a teenager who plummeted six storeys from an inner city Auckland building remains in hospital in a serious condition.
