Police and ambulance attend a call-out at the Quest Apartments on Ponsonby Road. Reports indicate that a woman fell from a balcony onto some rocks. Photo / Steven McNicholl
Police and ambulance attend a call-out at the Quest Apartments on Ponsonby Road. Reports indicate that a woman fell from a balcony onto some rocks. Photo / Steven McNicholl
A woman fell two storeys when she leaned on a glass balustrade which smashed as she was chatting to friends at a central Auckland gathering last night.
The woman, in her 30s, was taken to Auckland Hospital in a serious condition, St John shift supervisor Patsy Carlyle said.
The incidentoccurred at the Quest apartments on Ponsonby Rd, Ponsonby, about 6.30pm.
A man who attended the gathering of five or so friends said the woman had been outside having a cigarette when she briefly leaned against the glass.
"We just heard the glass completely shatter and we went out and I saw her on the ground and, like, I thought 'this is bad'. We just gapped it down stairs and got to her and she was unresponsive at first but when we touched her she came awake.
The misted glass balustrade, which was completely shattered, was about 2-3m above a rocky garden below.
It was inspected and photographed by attending police officers.
Police spokesman Nic Barkley said police had been asked to assist ambulance staff at the scene. He was not aware whether police would notify any other organisation in relation to the incident.
Police have confirmed the investigation has now been handed over to WorkSafe NZ.
