A 300 kilogram man who was winched from a Brisbane tower by crane after suffering an asthma attack in his apartment remains in intensive care in hospital.

The 57-year-old man is a resident in the Walter Taylor Bridge, between Indooroopilly and Chelmer, which has two towers, each with their own apartment.



Police ordered the closure of the bridge just before 5pm yesterday after paramedics were called to assist the morbidly obese man, who was experiencing breathing difficulties.

Taringa fire brigade station officer Steve Marmotta, who helped coordinate the rescue operation, said medicos rendered treatment at the scene but a decision was made to remove him through a third-floor window using a crane.

