Nearly 30 Teens Trapped In Lift On First Night Of Schoolies

Emergency crews attended.


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9 News

Several Schoolies were in for an eventful evening before they'd even made it out of their hotel, with 28 teenagers stuck in a Surfers Paradise lift.

According to 9 News, emergency services rushed to the scene at the Crown Towers Hotel after receiving a call at 7pm on Saturday night, however the group was trapped for over an hour.

Four of the people stuck in the lift were treated for dehydration, with several struggling to breathe while trapped.

It is understood that the lift struggled to cope with the number of people inside.

 

20 November 2017




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