US EditionA man has died after falling from the Tate Modern art gallery in London
- A man died after falling from the Tate Modern art gallery in London, which attracts millions of visitors annually. The death is considered unexpected but not suspicious.
- In 2019, a 6-year-old boy was thrown from the gallery's 10th-floor platform, resulting in severe injuries. The perpetrator was sentenced to at least 15 years in prison.
- The gallery remained closed for the rest of the day out of respect for the deceased.
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Man dies after reported fall from London’s Tate Modern, says police
LONDON, Feb 3 — A man died yesterday after reports that he fell from London’s Tate Modern, prompting the closure of the gallery and a police investigation. The Metropolitan Police said the death was being treated as “unexpected” but it was “not thought to be suspicious”. The incident comes nearly five years after a British teenager threw a six-year-old French boy from a 10th-floor balcony at the landmark museum, causing life-changing injuries. I…
Man Has Died After Falling From Tate Modern Art Gallery in London
LONDON—A man died Friday after falling from the Tate Modern art gallery, one of London’s busiest tourist attractions, police said. The Metropolitan Police force said officers and ambulance crews were called to the gallery at about 10:45 a.m. (1045 GMT). A man, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said the death was being treated as “unexpected” but not suspicious. Tate Modern said it would remain closed for the r…
“Police were contacted at 10:45am local time in relation to a man who had fallen from Tate Modern. Despite the efforts of doctors, the man unfortunately died on the spot,” the Metropolitan Police said in a statement obtained by AFP and quoted by Agerpres.The death is not considered suspicious, added the Metropolitan Police in London, which opened an investigation to identify the man.A similar serious incident occurred in August 2019, when a 17-y…
The Tate Modern gallery was closed on Friday morning after a man fell from the building and died. According to the BBC, paramedics arrived at the scene shortly after the incident, but they were unable to help the man.
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