161 results for “fall from height”
87y · Female·Multiple injuries with ischaemic heart disease, antecedent cause being recent fa…
…n, a low-care resident with dementia and ischaemic heart disease at Shoreham House aged care facility, fell from her bedroom window on 17 February 2010 and died 11 days later from multiple injuries and ischaemic heart di…
64y · Male·Unknown
… was found deceased in bushland in April 2017. The cause and manner of death remain unknown; he likely fell from a cliff but decomposition prevented determination of the direct cause. The inquest revealed significant del…
86y · Male·Traumatic Subdural Haemorrhage
An 86-year-old man died from traumatic subdural haemorrhage after being struck by a malfunctioning roller door at his apartment complex.…
13y · Female·Hanging
Melissa Standen, a 13-year-old with profound physical and cognitive disabilities (mosaicism), died from hanging at Westmead Children's Hospital after falling from a hospital bed at Allowah respite facility. She …
54y · Female·Multiple injuries sustained in fall from height
Ms Deborah Lee Humm, 54, died by suicide on 14 May 2013 after jumping from a fourth-floor balcony at a Cairns hotel. She was highly intoxicated (BAC 0.204%) and experiencing signific…
84y · Male·severe head injuries (fracture of skull on right side, subarachnoid haemorrhage,…
An 84-year-old man with severe respiratory disease, cardiac failure, poor vision and confusion fell from a first-floor hospital window, sustaining fatal head injuries. The coroner found the death was not delibera…
27y · Male·multiple injuries after a fall from a height
Dale Vincent, a 27-year-old man with schizophrenia, absconded from Cowdy Ward mental health facility on 6 October 2004 while an involuntary patient under a 7-day detention or…
28y · Male·unknown
This inquest concerned a 28-year-old man who disappeared on 18 October 2017 from the Skillion, a coastal cliff location known as a suicide site near Terrigal, NSW. The coroner found he die…
42y · Male·Multiple injuries from fall from height
Daniel Wall, aged 42, died from injuries sustained after falling 9.5 metres from a cliff while evading police on 25 September 2017. He was …
84y · Male·Multiple blunt force injuries sustained from fall from balcony
An 84-year-old man died from blunt force injuries sustained when he fell from a second-floor balcony at an aged care facility. Investiga…
23y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a height
Mr RGE, a 23-year-old international student from China, died by suicide on 25 February 2024 after falling from the 14th floor of his apartment building in S…
35y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a height
A 35-year-old international student from Taiwan died by suicide via fall from an 18-storey apartment building. He had prior diagnoses of anxiety dis…
43y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained from falling 66 metres from a Telstra tower
Damien Kyle-Little, an experienced tower climber, fell 66 metres from a Telstra tower while attempting to retrieve tools before an approaching storm. He climbed without a harnes…
29y · Male·Head Injury
Warren Bradley Jack, 29-year-old fisherman, died from severe head injury after falling from a fishing vessel during a refuelling operation. On 24 April 2000, aft…
4y · Female·Injuries sustained in fall from height
Darcey Iris Freeman, aged 4, was fatally injured when her father threw her from the West Gate Bridge on 29 January 2009 during a parenting dispute. Her mother had disclosed to GPs fears t…
29y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a height
…ear-old male, fatally assaulted his de facto partner Ms AA with a weight plate while she slept, then jumped from a 23-storey building. The relationship, which began in June 2020, progressed rapidly during COVID-19 lockdo…
51y · Male·multiple injuries sustained by a high velocity fall from a height
A 51-year-old man with longstanding schizoaffective disorder who was inadequately medicated drove 400km from home and positioned himself precariously on the Wingecarribee River Bridge with clear suicidal intent. Four…
22y · Male·Multiple injuries from fall from height
Mitchell Follent, 22, died by fall from a third-floor balcony five days after discharge from his first psychiatric admission for post-ictal/dr…
20y · Male·ruptured heart and aorta due to fall from a height
A 20-year-old male with newly diagnosed disorganised schizophrenia died by suicide from a fall from the 5th floor of a hospital maternity building while detained under the Mental Health Act. He h…
42y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in a fall from a height
…LY, a 42-year-old compulsory inpatient with extensive mental health history, died by suicide when he jumped from the Belford Road overpass during approved unescorted leave. Key clinical events included a concerning psych…
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