Aussie man suffers spinal injuries after falling from Bali hotel balcony
Chilling footage shows the harrowing moments after an Australian man fell from a balcony in Bali’s nightclub district, suffering serious spinal injuries. See the video.
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Chilling footage shows the harrowing moments after an Australian man fell from the second floor of a Bali hotel balcony, suffering serious spinal injuries.
The footage, posted to Instagram by the Badung Fire Department, showed the man being lowered to the ground by emergency workers at the Ramada Encore Hotel in Kuta.
The 30-year-old man, known only as Dylan, could be heard saying, “I can’t” and “oh my God” as he groaned in pain.
Bali authorities said the Australian man suffered a tailbone fracture as a result of the fall, which occurred around 4.25am local time on Sunday.
It is not yet known how the man fell from the balcony in the holiday island’s nightclub district.
The horror fall comes just months after Melbourne woman Courtney Mills fell to her death from a balcony in Kuta.
The 37-year-old DJ suffered critical injuries and tragically died in hospital two days later, surrounded by loved ones.
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