Elderly man taken to hospital after roof incident in Wannanup

PIC: Tex Reeks

An elderly man has been taken to hospital after injuring himself on a roof in Wannanup.

It is understood the man, aged in his 80s, was fixing roof paneling at a property on Rees Place around 10.30am on Tuesday.

Local firefighters and St John Ambulance paramedics attended the scene.

The man was taken to Fiona Stanley Hospital with a hip injury.

Earlier, fire crews and paramedics were called out to a home in Secret Harbour.

A St John Ambulance spokesperson said a toddler had got his hand caught in a treadmill.

The boy was eventually freed with minor injuries.

He was taken to Rockingham Hospital as a precaution. 

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