The Herald understands the person is a 19-year-old who fell from height, from either a roof or balcony of the Big Red flat.
Castle St this morning. Photo / Ben Tomsett
Castle St is home to many University of Otago student flats, including Big Red, on the corner of Dundas St, which has three, six-bedroom flats.
The area is quiet this morning, with broken glass on the ground.
Residents were reluctant to talk to the Herald this morning, saying the university had told them not to comment.