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A tourist fell from the church at the top of Mount Lycabettus in Athens while posing for a selfie after being swept away by high winds, local media reports.
Police arrived at the scene on Tuesday morning, and the man was taken to Gennimatas Hospital, where he is in stable condition.
According to the Greek City Times, initial reporting indicates that the man is between 25 and 30.
He is said to have plummeted from the edge of the church courtyard onto rocks below before falling on stone-paved steps.
Cops temporarily blocked access to Agios Georgios. The road from the theatre was also sealed off.
An eyewitness said: ‘A tourist woman came and told us that a man had fallen onto the landing and asked us to call EKAB.
‘We stayed with him until the rescuers arrived. They took him away conscious and transferred him to the hospital.
Another told Newsbomb: ‘He was sitting on the ledge outside the church, and people saw him fall.
‘I wasn’t there at the moment – it was a tourist who told me. I went and saw him lying there, bleeding. It was a bit hard to watch.
‘We called EKAB. He was conscious, blinking his eyes. Later, the hospital called and told us that he was in good health.
Firefighters and an ambulance carried him, and reportedly used a cable car to transfer him to the ambulance.
This news is breaking: more to follow.
