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Man rescued after falling down 6m hole at Brisbane worksite

A man was winched to safety by paramedics and fire crews after falling 6 metres down a hole at a construction site in the Brisbane suburb of Woolloongabba.

Nov 05, 2020, updated Nov 05, 2020
A man is winched to safety by firefighters after falling down a hole at a Brisbane building site. (Photo: ABC)

A man is winched to safety by firefighters after falling down a hole at a Brisbane building site. (Photo: ABC)

Paramedics and the Queensland Fire and Emergency Service crews attended the site on the corner of Deshon and Railway street.

They lifted the man out of the hole on a stretcher at 10:30am.

The Queensland Ambulance Service said the man was treated at the scene before being transported to hospital.

He is in a stable condition and is conscious and talking.

– ABC / © 2020 Australian Broadcasting Corporation. All rights reserved.

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