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Canary Wharf death: Person has died after falling from a tall building, say reports Canary Wharf death: Person has died after falling from a tall building, say reports
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A man was found dead in a beneath a skyscraper in London’s Canary Wharf on Tuesday morning, London Ambulance Service said. A man has been found dead at a construction site after reportedly falling from a building in London’s Canary Wharf.
Paramedics were called to Bank Street after reports of a person falling from one of the buildings. The emergency services were called to Bank Street after being told a person had fallen from one of the buildings.
“Sadly, the patient was dead at the scene,” a spokesman said. London Fire Brigade said it received reports the man fell around 50ft.
More follows… Officers were called to the east London site shortly before 9am on Tuesday and the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Metropolitan Police said the body was found in a "deep trench" and officers in Tower Hamlets were investigating the "unexplained" death.
They do not believe he man worked at the construction site, they said.
An London ambulance service spokeswoman said: “We were called at 8.52am to Bank Street, Tower Hamlets to reports of a person fallen from height."
She continued: “We sent our hazardous area response team, an incident response officer and an ambulance crew to the scene. Sadly, the patient was dead at the scene.”