Launceston man who had to crawl home after breaking his ankle waited three hours for ambulance due to other high-priority emergencies

Emily Jarvie
July 16 2019 - 4:30am
OUT OF ACTION: Alan Jordan remains at the Launceston General Hospital awaiting further surgery. Picture: supplied
OUT OF ACTION: Alan Jordan remains at the Launceston General Hospital awaiting further surgery. Picture: supplied

A man with a broken ankle located 10 minutes from Launceston was told by a triple zero operator they did not know when an ambulance would be able to assist him because emergency services were responding to four other life-threatening incidents.

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Emily Jarvie

Emily Jarvie

Journalist

Emily Jarvie is a political journalist at The Advocate and The Examiner newspapers based in Hobart, Tasmania. Contact: emily.jarvie@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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