By Don Sweeney
The Herald
SAN FRANCISCO — Someone plunged from a high-rise building in San Francisco onto a sidewalk awning below, suffering critical injuries, California firefighters reported.
Firefighters reported a rescue underway in the 1000 block of Green Street near Russian Hill at 5:13 p.m. Saturday, June 28, on X, formerly known as Twitter.
**BREAKING NEWS**
— SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA (@SFFDPIO) June 29, 2025
**Technical Rescue in Progress**
The San Francisco Fire Department and Police Department are currently on the scene of a technical rescue in the 1000 block of Green Street. An individual has reportedly fallen from an unknown height onto an awning. This is an… pic.twitter.com/aaxzt0oQXG
A young man had reportedly fallen from a 13-story building onto an awning, KTVU said. It was not clear how far he fell or why.
A video and photos with the X post showed firefighters working to remove the man from the awning over a doorway into the building.
The victim was taken to a hospital in critical condition, firefighters said in a later post.
Firefighters had to cut away part of the awning to free the man, KTVU reported.
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