Female backpacker is left fighting for life after falling from the terrace of a hostel in Brisbane’s city centre

  • Woman has fallen from verandah of backpackers hostel in Brisbane CBD
  • Paramedics performed CPR on the woman for some time at the scene
  • She was taken to hospital in a critical condition
  • Police are investigating the circumstances around the fall

A backpacker is fighting for life after falling from a verandah in Queensland.  

Police are investigating after the woman fell several meters from a terrace in Brisbane's CBD, believed to be a backpacker's hostel.  

Emergency services were called to the Eagle Terrace and Quay street address just after 11:45 am. 

Police are investigating after a woman fell from a terrace in a Brisbane CBD backpacker's hostel (stock image)

Police are investigating after a woman fell from a terrace in a Brisbane CBD backpacker's hostel (stock image)

Paramedics performed CPR on the patient for some time at the scene.  

The woman was transported in a critical condition to hospital. 

The circumstances around the fall are not known however it is understood the woman fell from a small verandah at the hostel. 

Police are set to continue investigating the incident as they work to determine how the person fell.  

The backpacker was taken to hospital in a critical condition after paramedics performed CPR at the scene (stock image)

The backpacker was taken to hospital in a critical condition after paramedics performed CPR at the scene (stock image)

Backpacker fighting for life after falling metres from hostel verandah in Brisbane's CBD

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