Canary Wharf death: Person has died after falling from a tall building, say reports

Person fell around 50ft, says London Fire Brigade

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The Independent Online

A man has been found dead in a trench beneath a skyscraper in London’s Canary Wharf.

Paramedics were called to a construction site on Bank Street after reports of a person falling from one of the buildings. The London Fire Brigade said the man fell around 50ft.

The Metropolitan Police said the body was found in a "deep trench" and officers in Tower Hamlets were investigating the "unexplained" death.

They said he is not thought to have been working on the construction site.

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