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| Woman falls to death in Birmingham Bullring shopping centre | Woman falls to death in Birmingham Bullring shopping centre |
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| A woman has died after falling from an upper level inside a busy city shopping centre. West Midlands police said the unnamed woman, believed to be in her 40s, fell from an elevated area inside Birmingham's Bullring at around 1.30pm on Tuesday. | A woman has died after falling from an upper level inside a busy city shopping centre. West Midlands police said the unnamed woman, believed to be in her 40s, fell from an elevated area inside Birmingham's Bullring at around 1.30pm on Tuesday. |
| The East Mall was closed while police established the circumstances of what happened, but later reopened. | The East Mall was closed while police established the circumstances of what happened, but later reopened. |
| A force spokeswoman said: "Police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the woman's death and are not treating it as suspicious. The matter has now been referred to the coroner." | A force spokeswoman said: "Police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the woman's death and are not treating it as suspicious. The matter has now been referred to the coroner." |
| West Midlands ambulance service (WMAS) said an ambulance, two rapid response motorcycle paramedics, and a paramedic officer attended the scene. | West Midlands ambulance service (WMAS) said an ambulance, two rapid response motorcycle paramedics, and a paramedic officer attended the scene. |
| An off-duty doctor and a CFR (community first responder) were already at the scene treating the woman. | An off-duty doctor and a CFR (community first responder) were already at the scene treating the woman. |
| A WMAS spokesman said: "Crews arrived to find a woman who was in traumatic cardiac arrest after falling from an upper level of the Bullring. | A WMAS spokesman said: "Crews arrived to find a woman who was in traumatic cardiac arrest after falling from an upper level of the Bullring. |
| "The woman was receiving emergency treatment at the scene from an off-duty doctor and CFR [community first responder], and ambulance crews joined them in carrying out advanced life support. | "The woman was receiving emergency treatment at the scene from an off-duty doctor and CFR [community first responder], and ambulance crews joined them in carrying out advanced life support. |
| "Resuscitation attempts continued in the ambulance en route to Queen Elizabeth hospital who had been pre-alerted and a trauma team were on standby. | "Resuscitation attempts continued in the ambulance en route to Queen Elizabeth hospital who had been pre-alerted and a trauma team were on standby. |
| "Unfortunately, despite the best efforts of ambulance crews, the doctor and CFR at the scene, and medics at hospital nothing could be done to save the woman and [but] she was confirmed dead shortly after arrival at hospital." |