Man in hospital after balcony fall
A MAN is in hospital today after he fell off a balcony. Emergency services were called to Peterhouse Close, in Ipswich, shortly after 11pm last night.
A MAN is in hospital today after he fell from a third floor balcony at a party in Ipswich .
Emergency services were called to Peterhouse Close shortly after 11pm last night and found the man, who is believed to be aged 30, with a number of injuries to his head and thigh.
He also had other leg injuries and had fractured his pelvis.
A police spokesman said: “It is thought to have been an accident and we are not investigating anything suspicious.”
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The man, who has not been named, was taken to Heath Road Hospital in Ipswich where he is recovering in intensive care.
The spokesman added: “Initially we thought his injuries were life threatening but he is in intensive care and he is making good progress.”
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A spokeswoman for the East of England Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 11.06pm to a male of 30 years old who had fallen from a balcony during a party.
“He was conscious and breathing and the fall was more than two metres.”
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