A young man who fell 10 metres off the side of a University of Otago building is understood to be still in an induced coma days later. The Otago Daily Times understands the young man is still in an induced coma in the Dunedin Hospital Intensive Care Unit. Police work on top of the University of Otago Centre for Innovation building on Wednesday after a young man fell about 10m on to the concrete below. He fell from the University of Otago Centre for Innovation building near the intersection of Cumberland and Saint David Sts, and was discovered at 12.10am. Investigations found a wine bottle sitting on a ledge — it is believed that was where the man fell from.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 12, 2026 21:48 UTC