Girl, 16, plunges to her death from apartment balcony in South East London
A TEENAGER has fallen to her death from a balcony in South East London today. Officers were called to Thurston Road, Lewisham at 2.12pm this afternoon after receiving reports that a 16-year-old girl had plunged from a balcony. Tragically, the Met Police said the teen was pronounced dead at the scene at 3.26pm. It is […]
A TEENAGER has fallen to her death from a balcony in South East London today.
Officers were called to Thurston Road, Lewisham at 2.12pm this afternoon after receiving reports that a 16-year-old girl had plunged from a balcony.
Tragically, the Met Police said the teen was pronounced dead at the scene at 3.26pm.
It is unclear how far she fell from the balcony.
In a statement, police said: “The death is being treated as non-suspicious and a file will be prepared for the Coroner.”
Pictures from the scene today showed a huge crane, surrounded by emergency service vehicles, bent over the roof of a gym which is next to a large block of flats which have balconies on the road.
A video posted on Twitter showed an air ambulance landing at a nearby retail park.
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