On Thursday, May 14, 2015, at approximately 6:40 p.m. Ocean City police responded to the area of 25th Street and Baltimore Avenue to assist Ocean City EMS after Patrick Thomas, 23, of Inwood, WV had fallen from a third-story balcony. Officers initiated medical treatment upon arrival to the scene until Ocean City EMS arrived. Thomas was flown to Peninsula Regional Medical Center by Maryland State Police Trooper 4 then later flown to University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center where was he listed in critical condition at last update.
During the investigation, officers learned that the victim had been reaching over the railing to a balcony below before falling approximately 21-feet to the ground. Alcohol is believed to have been a factor.
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