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Man believed to have fallen 30ft from wall in Dock Road, Chatham, near Fort Amherst

14:00, 07 May 2014

It is believed a man has fallen around 30ft from a wall into a ditch below.

Police, ambulance and fire crews were called to Dock Road in Chatham at 12.30pm to reports a man had fallen from a wall at Fort Amherst.

The man, aged in his 30s suffered lower back pains and a suspected fractured wrist but was stable and taken by road to Medway Maritime Hospital.

Ambulance workers rescue man injured in fall at #FortAmherst. Picture: SECamb Hart
Ambulance workers rescue man injured in fall at #FortAmherst. Picture: SECamb Hart
Fort Amherst, Chatham.
Fort Amherst, Chatham.

It is thought he may have fallen from an un-restored section of the fort.

All emergency services worked together and the area is now cleared.

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