Posted: 10 April 2011 1536 hrs
SINGAPORE: A British banker died in Singapore after
plunging nearly 30 metres from a hotel rooftop in the new
waterfront Marina Bay business district, police and local media
said Sunday.
A police statement to AFP identified the deceased as a British man
and an investigation into the "unnatural death" on Thursday evening
was ongoing.
"Police received a call... informing us that a person is believed
to have fallen from height from a building located along Collyer
Quay, into the waters of Marina Bay," the statement said.
"The body of a male British national in his mid-30s was
subsequently brought to shore, and he was pronounced dead by a
paramedic at scene.
"Police are investigating the unnatural death."
A local newspaper said the deceased was William Hart, a 37-year-old
British man working in the city-state as head of sales for the Bank
of China International.
It said Hart was at the hotel's bar located on the seventh floor
when he was believed to have breached a metal railing and glass
barrier before falling into the waters.
An employee with the Fullerton Bay Hotel confirmed Thursday's
incident but declined to give further details.
-AFP