Woman seriously injured in fall

A woman, aged about 50, was taken to Dunedin Hospital in serious condition after she fell from a ladder at a property in Lees St, Dunedin.

A St John Ambulance spokesman said the fall happened at about 2.30pm.

It is understood the woman fell about five metres and landed on concrete.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand firefighters from the Willowbank Fire Station used a Stokes rescue basket to lift her from a confined space, where she had fallen,
Station Officer Ant O'Neill said. 

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