An abseiling window cleaner was seriously injured today after
a falling at least five stories in central Wellington.
The man fell from a building on The Terrace about midday and
was taken to Wellington Hospital in a serious but stable
condition, Wellington Free Ambulance team manager Kate
Worthington said.
The man, in his 20s or 30s, had been harnessed onto the back
of a 10-12 story building.
"At some point during his way down the building, around the
sixth floor from the ground level, the harness has failed and
he has subsequently fallen approximately five to six stories
from there."
He hit a parked car, which slowed him down before he hit the
concrete, Mrs Worthington said.
He had lower leg and lower back injuries, which appeared to
be from where he struck the car, Mrs Worthington said.
The man remained fully conscious and was talking after the
fall.
He was "quite upset, as was his colleague who was with him at
the time", she said.
The car sustained minor damage to its bonnet.
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