Man rescued after dangling from fourth-floor balcony by his foot

A man was left dangling upside down from a fourth-floor balcony for half an hour in the Kensington suburb of Melbourne, Australia.



Emergency services were called to the residential complex just before 3.30pm on Thursday after the 65-year-old man became trapped by his foot while doing some maintenance work on a balcony. Police arrived at the flat and held onto the man's legs until firefighters arrived.



MFB Commander Dominic Scarfe said the man had slipped and that his right foot was lodged between the balustrade. "He was hanging there virtually held by his foot and his shoe for approximately half an hour. He'd stopped making any noise, he was beyond being distressed."


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Firefighters secured the man's foot with a rope to stop him falling before bringing him down safely with a ladder platform. An Ambulance Victoria spokeswoman said the man suffered minor leg injuries and was taken to the Western Hospital in Footscray in a stable condition. Police are trying to establish which floor the man was on before he fell.