Crime & Safety

Man Hospitalized In Fall Off Parsippany Radio Tower

The man was treated by EMTs on site before being taken to the hospital.

PARSIPPANY, NJ — A man has been hospitalized after falling off a radio tower in Parsippany, according to police.

On Tuesday, Parsipanny police responded to 1 Percypeny Lane to find a 63-year-old male who had fallen roughly six feet from the radio tower.

Officials told Patch the man had suffered a laceration and possibly broken his leg.

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First responders took the man out of the wooded area and to an ambulance, where EMTs treated him for his injuries.

He was eventually taken to the Morristown Medical Center for further treatment.

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It’s not yet clear if the man was on the radio tower in an official capacity.

No further information is available at this time.

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