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US sailor jumps from 10th floor

US sailor jumps from 10th floor

A 22-year-old sailor from USS Carl Vinson jumped from the 10th storey of a Perth hotel after a row early this morning.

The man was with a woman, also from the US aircraft carrier, at the Parmelia Hilton Perth on Mill Street about 1.15am.

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A WA police spokeswoman said it was believed the man and woman were involved allegedly in an altercation early this morning which led the man to jump from a balcony into a hotel pool.

"At about 1am this morning a disturbance was heard between the man and woman on a tenth floor room at a hotel located on Mill Street, Perth," she said.

"The argument escalated to a point where the man has jumped off the balcony into the Hotel pool, located on the 2nd floor. The man received serious injuries, not believed to be life threatening," she said.

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He was taken to Royal Perth Hospital for treatment.

Both were believed to be heavily intoxicated.

WA Police have handed all the details over to the US Navy, who will continue with their investigation into this incident.