Queensland man allegedly used bed sheets as rope to escape hotel quarantine in Perth

A Queensland man has been charged after allegedly using an extreme method to escape hotel quarantine in Perth.

A man has been charged after allegedly escaping Covid-19 hotel quarantine in Perth by climbing out of a window on the fourth floor, then using a rope made out of bed sheets to descend and flee.

Police will allege 39-year-old man arrived in Western Australia on a flight from Brisbane about 4.15pm on Monday, but he had not completed a G2G Pass.

His manual application was then refused because he did not meet the requirements to obtain a travel exemption, given WA is effectively shut to Queensland for now.

The man was issued with a direction to leave WA within 48 hours and was told to temporarily quarantine overnight at a Rivervale hotel.

It is alleged he escaped about 12.45am on Tuesday.

The man allegedly used bed sheets as a rope. Picture: WA Police Force

“He climbed out a window of the fourth floor room using a rope made of bed sheets and fled the area,” police said in a statement.

He was found at 8.55am on Beaufort St, near Second Ave, in Mt Lawley and was arrested.

Police subsequently charged the man with failing to comply with a direction and providing false or misleading information.

“The man returned a negative test result for Covid-19,” police said.

He is due to appear in Perth Magistrates Court later on Tuesday.

Originally published as Queensland man allegedly used bed sheets as rope to escape hotel quarantine in Perth