Schoolies 2019: Teenager Charlie Scott identified as victim of high-rise balcony fall on Gold Coast

Tributes are flowing for the teen who fell from a Gold Coast balcony at Schoolies, as his worrying final post has been revealed.

A Schoolie who died after falling from a high-rise balcony on the Gold Coast left a worrying final social media post.

Charlie Scott, 18, from Montmorency, in Melbourne’s northeast, had been celebrating the end of school when he fell from the Hilton Hotel tower about 2.30am yesterday morning.

The Herald Sun reports Mr Scott posted on his Snapchat story about 2am, half an hour before he fell, simply saying: “goodbye”.

Charlie Scott was from Melbourne.

Police confirmed Mr Scott’s family had been notified of his death.

A minute silence was arranged by fellow schoolie teen, Taylah Tysoe, on the Surfers Paradise main drag of Cavill Ave last night to pay respects to Mr Scott.

“I am so traumatised by what has taken place and I’m sure most of you are too,” she wrote on social media.

Mr Scott has been remembered as a “kind, hardworking” man.

The 18-year-old tragically died this morning.

TEENS HEARD SCREAMING AND BANG

In the hours after Mr Scott’s death many people reported seeing the incident.

Melissa Hoyer said her son, who was outside the Hilton when the incident happened, could hear a “tremendous bang and screaming”.

My son informed me he was outside the Hilton & could hear the tremendous bang & screaming when fellow Schoolies-goer, Charlie Scott, fell to his death. So incredibly tragic.
He didn’t know him. But he’s really rattled & said it is ‘intense’. https://t.co/ILLCy0r4GF😔 #schoolies pic.twitter.com/KxkYtXBHzM

— Melissa Hoyer (@melissahoyer) November 29, 2019

One horrified eyewitness told the Daily Mailhe heard a “bang” then screams.

“I was a street away waiting for a taxi and heard a really loud bang,” Johnson Muir told the publication.

“I thought somebody had just thrown something off the balcony but then I heard the screams.”

“One girl was bawling her eyes out screaming ‘I could’ve helped him and now he’s dead, he’s dead’.”

Others reported seeing him fall into the food court below.

The Hilton, where the teen fell. Picture: Nigel Hallett

TRIBUTES FLOW FOR ‘GREAT BLOKE’

Thousands of tributes from friends, family and strangers have flooded social media in the wake of Mr Scott’s death.

Cousin Daisey Whelan posted: “Rest in Peace, Charlie. Thank you for being such a good cousin and I will cherish all the memories we have made growing up. I am completely heartbroken, you will forever be in my heart.”

Friends from his high school Parade College in Melbourne described him as the “best bloke”.

“RIP Charlie Scott. One of the best blokes you will ever meet. Kind, hardworking, always smiling. You will be missed brother,” one friend wrote.

Another friend said he was “such a sweet, kind-hearted guy, taken away way too soon, you will be dearly missed”.

Bunches of flowers have been left near where Mr Scott died.

A note written for the teenager who died this morning. Picture: Nigel Hallett

The crime scene is at Schoolies Central. Picture: Nigel Hallett

Counsellors are on hand for the hundreds of Schoolies staying at the Hilton, which is one of the most popular places to stay on the Gold Coast for high school graduates.

In a statement, Hilton staff confirmed Mr Scott had been staying at the hotel.

“It is with deep regret that we confirm a guest at the private residences located at Hilton Surfers Paradise has passed away,” a hotel spokesman said.

“We offer our sincere condolences to the family and loved ones at this difficult time.”

The Hilton at Surfers Paradise. Picture: Alamy

Mr Scott’s death is the latest in a tragically long line of balcony fatalities.

Last year, Sydney teen Hamish Bidgood fell to his death from a different Surfers Paradise hotel balcony after inhaling “nangs” — nitrous oxide gas.

And another teenager, Isabelle Colman, died after falling from a balcony during Schoolies celebrations at Surfers Paradise in 2012. The former Mt St Michael’s College student fell to her death from the Chevron Renaissance complex.