Birthday girl stretchered off boat thanks her guests

The birthday girl who was stretchered of her own party boat after being pushed down the stairs during a drunken brawl has broken her silence about the ‘unforgettable’ night.

Lana Marie Bettaglia was celebrating her 21st birthday on Saturday night when a fight broke out on the boat – leading to four women and two men being arrested. 

‘Thankyou to everyone who made my night memorable,’ she said in a post on Instagram.

‘I definitely will never forget my 21st for the good and unfortunately for the not so good.’ 

The birthday girl who was stretchered off her own party boat after being pushed down the stairs in a wild drunken brawl has been named as Lana Marie Battaglia (pictured)

This is the moment the birthday girl was stretched off the boat with hip injuries after being 'pushed down some stairs'

This is the moment the birthday girl was stretched off the boat with hip injuries after being ‘pushed down some stairs’

The young woman posted this photo of her stay in hospital online

The young woman posted this photo of her stay in hospital online

The young woman also posted a picture from the hospital on her Instagram story showing her hooked into what appeared to be a drip.

‘Now that’s a story.. on a positive note I was drugged up for free. Endless endones and morphine,’ she wrote on the photo.  

She told Daily Mail Australia the ‘people who started the fight were in a different group on the boat.

‘They weren’t my friends, I don’t know who they were,’ she said. 

On Sunday, family friend Rose Carambano, 57, said Ms Battaglia was out of hospital but ‘still in a lot of pain’ after the punch up at the party attended by 50 people. 

‘It was terrible. When I heard last night, I thought ‘she’s never going to forget this birthday’. It was just awful,’ Ms Carambano told the Daily Telegraph.  

She said a group of boys who had been drinking ‘ruined the night for everyone.’ 

The fight broke out at about 11pm as the boat docked at the wharf to let some ‘sick’ passengers off.

There was a fight happening on the dock which appeared to have lead to a woman jumping into the water. She was rescued and taken to hospital for assessment. 

The party turned into a chaos when police were forced to break up the fight between a large group of revellers on the boat 

The party turned into a chaos when police were forced to break up the fight between a large group of revellers on the boat 

The brawl erupted during a 21st birthday party on a boat in Sydney's popular Darling Harbour

The brawl erupted during a 21st birthday party on a boat in Sydney’s popular Darling Harbour

Police were seen pinning a man to the ground in the ugly brawl at Sydney's Darling Harbour

Police were seen pinning a man to the ground in the ugly brawl at Sydney’s Darling Harbour

Seven people were injured in the brawl, six were arrested and charged. 

A 25-year-old woman was charged with assaulting police and resisting arrest, while another 25-year-old was charged with hindering police. 

A 23-year-old woman, 24-year-old man and 26-year-old man were charged with affray and a 23-year-old woman was charged with assault. 

The revellers had been cruising on the Constellation Party boat since 5.30pm. 

Lana Marie Battaglia (left and right) was celebrating her 21st birthday in Sydney's popular Darling Harbour on Saturday night when police were forced to board the boat to break up a fight in which her friends were 'punched in the face'

In the chaos, Ms Battaglia got pushed down a set of stairs and had to be taken to hospital with hip injuries

Lana Marie Battaglia (left and right) was celebrating her 21st birthday in Sydney’s popular Darling Harbour on Saturday night when police were forced to board the boat to break up a fight in which her friends were ‘punched in the face’

A Constellation Cruises spokeswoman called the fight ‘absolutely disgusting’.

‘Two girls were not feeling the best and so they got off the boat with their friends… one of them didn’t want to get off and her partner was telling her she had to,’ she said.

‘Because she was screaming she didn’t want to get off… it looked like she was chucking a tantrum. We were trying to leave and a big brawl happened and there were people everywhere.’ 

She added: ‘It’s the first time we’ve ever been involved with anything like this so it’s really upsetting.’ 

A man  directs four police officers on the wharf (pictured) to the scene of the cruise ship brawl

A man directs four police officers on the wharf (pictured) to the scene of the cruise ship brawl



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