Grindr date gone wrong: Man impaled after falling from balcony

Detectives investigating a life-threatening fall from a Sydney balcony last weekend, are seeking a potential witness they believe may have met the victim earlier that day via Grindr. Photo / Supplied

Police are searching for a man whose date might have later fallen from a balcony, impaling himself on a table leg.

Detectives are investigating the life-threatening fall from a Surry Hills balcony in Sydney last weekend and think a potential witness may have met the victim earlier that day via a dating app.

Just before 4pm on Sunday, police from the Surry Hills Police Area Command were called to a unit block in Brisbane Street where a man had fallen three floors from a balcony on to a ground-floor patio, impaling himself on a table leg.

The man is first seen checking himself in the mirror as he enters the building. Photo / Supplied

The 37-year-old Swedish/American national remains in a critical condition in the intensive care unit at St Vincent's Hospital.

Detectives believe the 37-year-old man had earlier met up with another man in the unit via a dating app.

They are appealing for that man to contact police as they believe he may have information crucial to their inquiries.

He is described as Middle Eastern/Mediterranean appearance with a slim build, dark hair, and at the time was wearing a dark t-shirt and blue jeans.

As he leaves, now carrying a bag, he has trouble with the door and gets another man to help him. Photo / Supplied

Police are also reminding the public to show caution when using dating apps.

Surry Hills Police Area Commander Detective Superintendent Gavin Wood said users needed to be situationally aware.

"Know who you are meeting, where you're meeting them, what their intentions are and perhaps establish some safeguards beforehand such as providing close friends with those details," Det Supt Wood said.