Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has assisted specialist NSW Police Rescue and NSW Ambulance in rescuing a man who had fallen from a ladder at a construction site in Epping this morning.
Just before 9.00am on Thursday, June 6, emergency services were called to the property in Cambridge Street where the man had fallen approximately three-metres into a confined space, landing heavily on the floor below.
As the high-rise building is still under construction, a crane was used to transport emergency services personnel to the upper levels of the site.
The rescue proved to be extremely challenging as police, firefighters and paramedics had to navigate their way through narrow openings and unfinished building areas.
Paramedics eventually gained access to the casualty, where they proceeded to stabilise and treat the man for his injuries.
He was then strapped onto a rescue stretcher and brought down to the ground level through an access hole created by the onsite workers, police and firefighters.
The man was then transported to hospital for further treatment.
Ellie Busby is a news reporter for Western Sydney Publishing Group. A graduate of the University of Hertfordshire and Western Sydney University, she is a journalism Major. Ellie has worked with Universal Media, The Cova Project and for a range of other organisations. In 2024, Ellie was named Young Writer of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.