BOULDER, Colo. -- A suspected burglar fell to his death after breaking into a third-story Boulder apartment, police said.

The suspect was found lying on a sidewalk outside the Vistoso apartments in the 4500 block of Baseline Road early Monday, according to the Boulder Daily Camera.

Police said a resident of a third-story apartment screamed when the man entered her apartment at about 2:20 a.m. and he was attempting to get away when he fell at least 24 feet to the sidewalk below.

The man was not wearing shoes or socks and had no climbing equipment.

Read more in the Boulder Daily Camera.