Two Men Injured In Fall From Roof

Location: Delaware Park, 777 Delaware Park Boulevard, Newark, DE

Date of Occurrence: Monday, March 07, 2011 at 4:05 p.m.

Victims:

-30 year old New Castle, DE man
-46 year old Middletown, DE man

Resume:
Newark- The Delaware State Police are investigating an incident in which two male subjects fell from the roof of a structure they were working on at Delaware Park late this afternoon.

The incident occurred at approximately 4:05 p.m. today as two male subjects employed by Marenalley Construction of New Castle, DE were working on the roof of a tunnel which leads to the rear casino entrance at Delaware Park. The roof of the structure gave way and both men fell approximately 20 feet to the ground below. Both victims were transported from the scene by EMS to the Christiana Hospital in Newark where they were admitted with serious injuries. The injuries, however, do not appear to be life threatening.

This incident remains under investigation at this time.