Man rushed to hospital after falling from Esplanade building

A MAN has been rushed to hospital with multiple injures after falling from of an apartment building along the Darwin Esplanade overnight

A man has been rushed to hospital after falling from the fourth floor of an apartment building along the Darwin Esplanade overnight

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A MAN has been rushed to hospital after falling from the fourth floor of an apartment building along the Darwin Esplanade overnight.

St John Ambulance NT operations manager Craig Garraway said paramedics received reports of a man on the outside of a building at about 7.30pm on Wednesday.

“By the time paramedics had arrived he had fallen and sustained a number of injuries,” he said.

“Luckily the crews who were quick on the scene were able to treat him and take him to Royal Darwin Hospital in stable condition where he underwent treatment overnight.

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“I’m not sure at this stage if he was a resident of the building or someone who climbed up outside.”

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