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Man falls into Caesars Palace elevator shaft

A man fell about 20 feet down an elevator shaft at Caesars Palace on Thursday night. (Las Vegas Review-Journal file)
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By ANNALISE LITTLE LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
November 6, 2014 - 10:54 pm
 

A man was hospitalized Thursday after he fell down a Strip casino elevator shaft, Clark County fire officials reported.

The Clark County Fire Department was called just after 9 p.m. At Caesars Palace, emergency responders found that a man had fallen about 20 feet down an elevator shaft.

He was rescued and taken to University Medical Center with injuries that were not life threatening, fire officials said.

Contact reporter Annalise Little at alittle@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0391. Find her on Twitter: @annalisemlittle.

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