Man hospitalised with life-threatening leg injury after 5-metre pool jump
A man in his 20s suffered a serious leg injury jumping into a pool from 5 metres in Hawthorne.
A man in his 20s was rushed to Princess Alexandra Hospital on Saturday night after suffering a potentially life-threatening leg injury. The injury happened after a pool jump went wrong in Brisbane's Hawthorne.
Emergency services were called to a home about 11.22pm. Reports said the man had been hurt in a fall.
He had tried to jump into the pool from a five-metre height. Paramedics treated him at the scene.
Then they took him to the hospital for more care.
- 5 metres
- Jump height
- 11.22pm Saturday
- Time
- 20s
- Age
- Hawthorne, Brisbane
- Location
Why it mattersHigh-altitude pool jumps carry serious injury risk. Bad technique or poor judgement can cause severe trauma.
AustraliaThe incident highlights dangers of backyard diving and pool stunts that regularly hospitalise Australians with spinal and limb injuries.
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