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| A 20-year-old man has died after falling 100ft down the chimney of a seven-storey block of luxury flats in central London. | A 20-year-old man has died after falling 100ft down the chimney of a seven-storey block of luxury flats in central London. |
| The man’s body was found by police at the base of the chimney of the residential property in Great Cumberland Place, Westminster, shortly before 1am on Friday morning. | The man’s body was found by police at the base of the chimney of the residential property in Great Cumberland Place, Westminster, shortly before 1am on Friday morning. |
| It is believed he had been sitting on the roof of the building when he fell backwards into 4ft by 3ft chimney, the Metropolitan police said. Emergency services were called in to establish whether he was stuck in the chimney, but after protracted efforts the man was found in the basement of the property. | |
| The 20 year old was on this building's roof when he fell backwards into the chimney @LBC pic.twitter.com/6CMDyMN9IK | The 20 year old was on this building's roof when he fell backwards into the chimney @LBC pic.twitter.com/6CMDyMN9IK |
| The man’s next of kin has been notified but he is yet to be named. Police said the death was not being treated as suspicious and the man’s reason for being on the roof was not the subject of any investigation. | |
| Inspector Ian Bond of Westminster police said the recovery operation, which involved co-operation with London Fire Brigade, Air Ambulance and the London Ambulance Service, was “difficult and protracted”. | Inspector Ian Bond of Westminster police said the recovery operation, which involved co-operation with London Fire Brigade, Air Ambulance and the London Ambulance Service, was “difficult and protracted”. |
| He added: “It is excellent example of partnership working between all three emergency services. Our thoughts are with the young man’s family at this sad time.” | He added: “It is excellent example of partnership working between all three emergency services. Our thoughts are with the young man’s family at this sad time.” |
| Yuko Owen, a resident of the building, told Press Association the victim was a student who lived in the flats, adding: “His parents are very wealthy. He’s an ordinary boy who seems nice.” | Yuko Owen, a resident of the building, told Press Association the victim was a student who lived in the flats, adding: “His parents are very wealthy. He’s an ordinary boy who seems nice.” |
| A videographer who was filming a few doors down from the property, said people at the function had told him the victim had been enjoying a night-time cigarette when incident occurred. “They said he was just sitting ... smoking and he just must have fell.” | |
| Nestor Grisales, a security manager at a block of flats across the road, said his building’s night porter saw emergency services arrive shortly after the accident. “It was a shock for me because it’s the very first time something happened like that around here,” he said. “What was he doing on the roof at that time? They shouldn’t let anyone up there. There should be security or something.” |