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A builder walked away with just cuts and bruises after falling more than ten metres down a chute on a building site.

Builder survives fourth-storey plunge

A builder walked away with just cuts and bruises after falling more than ten metres down a chute on a building site.

The man plunged down a chute from the fourth floor of a building on Erdbergstraße in Vienna-Landstraße this morning (Mon), police said.

He was taken to Lorenz Böhler Hospital for treatment.

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