Three fire engines as well as police and paramedics rushed to Rochester Castle in Castle Hill following reports a man had fallen from a height on Thursday January 15
A man has been rushed to hospital after falling for a historic UK castle.
Emergency services rushed to Rochester Castle in Castle Hill on Thursday January 15 at around 8.40am. Upon arrival first responders treated a man in his 50s who had falled from a height
The man sustained injuries to his chest, femur, and ankle before he was rushed to King’s College Hospital by road for further medical treatment.
A Kent Police spokesperson said: “Kent Police was called at 9.33am on Thursday to reports of a medical incident at Rochester Castle, Castle Hill. Officers attended the scene to assist colleagues from the South East Coast Ambulance Service. A man in his 50s has been taken to a London hospital for treatment.”
Three fire engines attended the scene, as well as the technical rescue and line rescue unit from Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS).
A KFRS spokesperson said: “Kent Fire and Rescue Service was called to Castle Hill in Rochester following reports a person had fallen from height. Three fire engines attended, as well as the technical rescue and line rescue unit, and crews worked with HART paramedics to rescue the person, who was passed into the care of SECAmb.”
A spokesman for the ambulance service said: “Multiple crews attended the scene and assessed and treated a man in his 50s for injuries, including to his chest, femur, and ankle before taking him to King’s College Hospital by road for further medical treatment.”
Built to command an important river crossing, the castle built in stone in the 1080s was one of the earliest such buildings in England. In 1127 Henry I entrusted it to the Archbishop of Canterbury, who began to build the great keep – a masterpiece of medieval architecture, and the tallest such building to survive in Europe.
The castle endured three sieges, including a famous assault by King John in 1215, when one corner of the keep was destroyed. Although it became redundant as a royal stronghold in the late Middle Ages and fell into ruin in the 17th century, it remains a potent symbol of medieval secular power.
