West Melbourne | 17 Feb 2012
A man survived an eight metre fall from a third floor balcony in West Melbourne this morning.
The 35 year-old man landed on the footpath after the fall, at 3.20am.
Intensive care paramedic Mark Campbell said the man’s fall was broken by a tree.
‘We were told the man was leaning over a balcony and fell, dropping about eight metres,’ Mr Campbell said.
‘It appears he crashed through a large tree on his way down which helped slow his fall.
‘It’s possible the man was briefly unconscious after he hit the ground.
‘He had severe back pain and cuts and grazes to his arms and legs.
‘We put a neck brace on the man in case he damaged his spine in the fall.
‘He was then given pain relief medication and was taken to Royal Melbourne Hospital in a stable condition,’ Mr Campbell said.
