Young man suffers head injuries after 6 metre fall

A night out has turned horribly wrong for a young man whose been left in a critical condition after falling six metres at a popular Townsville nightclub.

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A night out has turned horribly wrong for a young man whose been left in a critical condition after falling six metres at a popular Townsville nightclub.

Paramedics including critical care attended a location on Flinders Street just before 3am to reports a person had fallen six metres from a balcony.

Townsville District Duty Officer Senior Sergeant Matt Lyons said staff at Mad Cow were attempting to escort the eighteen year old from the upper level of the precinct when things took a sudden and tragic turn.

“While being escorted out it appears he has sat on a railing at the top of internal stairs and fallen a distance six – eight metres to the ground,” Snr Sgt Lyons said.

“He failed to regain consciousness and was transported to hospital in a critical condition.

“As a result of the fall he suffered a series of head and neck injuries and they’ll (medical staff) have to perform a number of assessments before we’ll know the full outcome.”

Mad Cow owner Mark Napier said his team had the 18 year old in their thoughts and hoped to see him recover.

“The accident appeared to be an error of judgment as the group (his friends) was exiting the premises at the time of closing the upstairs area,” Mr Napier said.

“We are unsure as to why the male proceeded to sit on the balestrate in which he then lost balance and subsequently fell.”

Snr Sgt Lyons said no charges were being pursued in response to the accident.

“Police will be speaking with our other enforcement units to see if any further follow up (but)

at this stage there’s no criminal offences that have been committed by anyone,” Snr Sgt Lyons said.

“Particularly in this instance it appears the male has had too much to drink and has been escorted from the venue.

“It just shows in the blink of an eyelid you’re having fun and then you’re on your way to hospital.”

The 18 year old remains in hospital in a stable condition.

Originally published as Young man suffers head injuries after 6 metre fall