Australians fall off clifftop near Dubrovnik, Croatia: Man and woman rushed to hospital after incident at Pile

  • Woman in ‘critical’ condition after fall
  • Her male companion ‘serious’ after surgery 

By Peter Vincent For Daily Mail Australia

Updated: 00:56 BST, 27 August 2023

An Australian couple are fighting for their lives after falling off a cliff late at night at a seaside tourist attraction in Croatia.

A man, 34, underwent emergency surgery and his female companion, 26, is in a critical condition in intensive care after the incident at a medieval clifftop fortress at Pile, near Dubrovnik.

The accident occurred at 2.30am on Saturday morning as the couple were leaning against a wall and fell five metres.

Witnesses told local police the incident happened when one of the pair leaned against the other.

Two Australians are in hospital in Croatia after falling five metres at a popular tourist attraction near Dubrovnik

Two Australians are in hospital in Croatia after falling five metres at a popular tourist attraction near Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik-Neretva police claimed the couple was intoxicated at the time, with both returning high blood alcohol readings, The Weekend Australian reported.

The woman’s reading was 0.3 while the man’s was 0.21.

The area is popular with tourists, who flock to visit Fort Lovrijenac, where the Game of Thrones was filmed.

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