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Boy, 14, Falls Through Skylight at Derelict Plymouth Debenhams as Police Warn Over Urban Exploring

Police say his multiple injuries are not life-threatening.

Overview

  • Emergency services were called at 5.35pm on February 19 to the long‑closed store on Royal Parade.
  • Devon and Cornwall Police said the teenager was taken to Derriford Hospital after sustaining multiple injuries.
  • Fire crews said he fell about 15ft to the third floor and deployed three appliances plus an aerial ladder platform to locate him.
  • Officers described the former store as extremely hazardous and cited social‑media ‘urban exploration’ at the site.
  • Police said they will take a robust approach to trespassers and are working with Plymouth City Council and the owners to secure the building.