Man, 44, critical after falling from Highgate balcony A man is critically ill in Royal Perth Hospital after falling from a second storey balcony in Highgate yesterday. A MAN is in intensive care in Royal Perth Hospital after he fell off a balcony at a unit in Highgate yesterday. Police say the 44-year-old man was at the Stirling Street unit with several other people about 1.45pm when he fell from the second storey balcony and landed on the bitumen car park below. He was taken to RPH and is being treated in its intensive care unit. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.