UW-La Crosse student who'd just left bar with friends falls from rooftop; is in intensive care

The Associated Press
May 19, 2014 at 5:50PM

LA CROSSE, Wis. — A student at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is in intensive care after he fell from a rooftop over the weekend.

A La Crosse Tribune report (http://bit.ly/1hXR9p9 ) on Monday says the name of the 22-year-old hasn't been released.

The man's friends tell police they'd all left a bar late Saturday when the man starting climbing on top of a building. Witnesses say he might have fallen while trying to reach another roof.

He fell and hit his head. Emergency personnel found him unconscious but breathing.

He remained hospitalized Monday.

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