Drunk man falls off balcony trying to sneak into Cairns nightclub
A reportedly drunk tourist has been hospitalised after plunging off a balcony while trying to sneak into a popular Cairns nightclub after being denied entry.
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A DRUNK tourist has been taken to Cairns Hospital with minor injuries after falling off a balcony while trying to sneak into Gilligan’s Nightclub.
Emergency services were called to the Grafton St venue shortly after 6.30pm on Friday night following reports the 32-year-old Townsville man had fallen off the two storey balcony.
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A police spokesman said the man was intoxicated and had been refused entry to the popular bar so had attempted to access the venue by scaling a nearby balcony.
A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said he was transported by ambulance in a stable condition to Cairns Hospital.
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