KAWARTHA LAKES- City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service, Fire Rescue Service and Paramedics were called to a construction site on Victoria Avenue south in Lindsay just after midnight for the report of an injured man.
Emergency service workers located a 20-year-old male at the bottom of an elevator shaft within the partially constructed building. Police say the man, who was not a worker at the construction site, was initially taken to Ross Memorial Hospital with life threatening injuries but has since been transferred to a Toronto area hospital.
The City of Kawartha Lakes Police Service maintained control of the accident scene until a representative from the Ministry of Labour arrived to investigate the incident.
Both police and the Ministry are continuing to probe the circumstances surrounding the accident.
Police are asking that anyone who may have information regarding this incident contact them at 705.324.5252 or if you wish to provide your information anonymously you can do so through Crime Stoppers at 1.800. 222.TIPS (8477) or at www.khcs.ca.
