Teenager dies after falling from 12th floor of Kraków high-rise on Polonijna Street

Emergency call in Kraków-Podgórze

Emergency dispatchers in Kraków received an urgent notification on the evening of Friday, 2 October 2026, at 20:04. The report stated that an individual had fallen from a high floor of a residential building located on Polonijna Street. The location of the incident is within the Na Kozłówce housing estate in the Podgórze district. Dispatchers directed four fire service vehicles from the State Fire Service alongside an Emergency Medical Services team to the address. First responders arrived at the residential tower shortly after the alert and located the victim on the ground outside the structure.

Medical intervention at the scene

Upon reaching the site on Polonijna Street, emergency crews located a 16-year-old boy who had fallen from approximately the 12th floor of the high-rise building. Firefighters from the State Fire Service and paramedics from the Emergency Medical Services team immediately began cardiopulmonary resuscitation in an attempt to restore vital functions. Rescuers conducted chest compressions and advanced life support measures at the base of the apartment block. Despite the immediate medical intervention, the injuries resulting from the 12th-story fall proved fatal. The attending physician at the scene ended resuscitation procedures and pronounced the 16-year-old dead.

On the spot we found an injured person. The emergency medical team together with firefighters conducted cardiopulmonary resuscitation, but despite the actions taken it was not possible to restore vital functions and rescuers declared death.

Securing the site and investigation handover

Following the confirmation of death, firefighters and medical personnel cordoned off the perimeter around the base of the apartment building. The State Fire Service command transferred the scene to officers from the police and representatives of the prosecutor's office. Police technicians and forensic investigators secured the area around the residential tower to document physical evidence. The four fire service vehicles completed their support operations once the immediate site was protected and handed over to law enforcement. The location remained restricted while investigators conducted initial examinations of the ground level.

Prosecutorial inquiry into the fall

The investigation into the circumstances of the teenager's death is being conducted under the supervision of the prosecutor's office. Detectives are working to establish the sequence of events that took place prior to the emergency notification at 20:04. Inquiries focus on determining how the 16-year-old fell from the 12th floor of the residential high-rise on Polonijna Street. Law enforcement officers are collecting evidence from the building, verifying access to upper floors, and interviewing potential witnesses from the Na Kozłówce estate. Official findings will be compiled as part of the formal prosecutorial inquiry.