AAP General News (Australia)
12-27-2008
Qld: Woman killed in south Brisbane balcony fall
BRISBANE, Dec 27 AAP - A 22-year-old woman was talking to friends when she overbalanced
and plunged to her death from a fourth-floor balcony in Brisbane's inner-south.
Police say the young woman - who wasn't drinking - toppled off a railing at an apartment
block in Paradise St, Highgate Hill, at about 8am (AEST) on Saturday.
Senior Sergeant Ian Cameron said the woman, from Manly in Brisbane's west, fell about 10 metres.
"It doesn't appear she was drinking at the time," Snr Sgt said.
"She was just sitting on the railing talking to friends, lost her balance, tumbled backwards
and hit the tiles."
Paramedics tried to resuscitate her but she died at the scene.
Snr Sgt Cameron described it as a "very tragic" accident.
"She was a stunning girl - far too young to have passed away."
He urged all people to take care on balconies during the festive season.
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