Woman dies after falling from balcony in Turku

A woman was killed after falling from the balcony of a building at Hannunniitu area in Turku on Tuesday morning, police said in a press release.

The incident took place at about 10:30 a.m. when the woman fell down from the fifth floor of the building to the ground through the balcony railing.

Responding to an alarm, rescue service people and police rushed to the spot and found the woman dead.

Police, however, did not disclose the detail identity of the deceased.

The reason behind the incident could not be known immediately and police are investigating into the case to find out the reason behind it.

Police said that no crime link was suspected at the preliminary stage of the investigation.