Overview
- Police identified the deceased as 45-year-old Kimura Dixon, who died at the scene on Boundary Street in Brisbane’s West End.
- Rescuers freed a 19-year-old after a prolonged extrication and he was taken to Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in stable condition with chest and compression injuries.
- Inspector Chris Pemberton said police and coworkers cleared debris to open an airway for the trapped teen, a move he credited with likely saving the young man’s life.
- Queensland Fire and Emergency Services used specialist collapse-rescue tools, laser monitoring and plywood shoring to stabilise the site during the hour-long operation.
- Neighboring properties were evacuated and Boundary Street was closed as authorities secured the area and began inquiries into how the retaining wall failed.