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.