Drunken Man makes fatal fall and dies on the street in Antwerp (Antwerp)
A man died on the street in the Dambruggestraat in Antwerp on Thursday. The victim had drunk too much and made an unfortunate fall. His two friends were arrested administratively due to public intoxication.
Today at 4:34 PM
Bystanders called the emergency services on Thursday around 1.30 pm. In the Dambruggestraat, a side street of the Carnotstraat, a seriously injured man was on the street. The Antwerp police were first on site, fire brigade zone Antwerp placed a sail to withdraw the body in the busy Dambruggestraat on the sight
« The police immediately started the resuscitation. The faster spon team helped with the AED they had on board, awaiting the medical services, » says spokesperson Wouter Bruyns of the Antwerp police. « They quickly arrived and took over the help, but unfortunately the resuscitation could no longer benefit. The victim died on the spot. »
Perimeter
According to the first findings, the man died as a result of a fall. « We assume that it is a person who had stayed there all day, was under the influence and made an unfortunate fall, » says Bruyns. « The two men with whom he was in company were not in standing to offer help and were arrested administratively because of public drunkenness. »
One of those men was transferred to the hospital because he was so much under the influence of alcohol. « He is not in danger, » says Bruyns. « The judicial lab comes on site and we have set a perimeter. »
