NSW: Two people fall from balcony in Wollongong.
14 Mar 2009 12:22 PM
SYDNEY, March 14 AAP - Two people have fallen up to eight metres after a balcony rail gave way in Wollongong.
Ambulance personnel were called to a Balgownie home at about 9.25am (AEDT) on Saturday after reports of a man and a woman, aged in their 20s, falling from a balcony.
An Ambulance spokesman said the man suffered chest and abdominal injuries and a fracture to his lower leg.
The woman suffered chest and abdominal injuries.
Both were taken in a conscious state to Wollongong hospital and are in a serious but stable condition.