Police is no closer to determine why a young American man, born in 1992, fell to his death from a rooftop in downtown Reykjavík early Saturday morning. The man fell from the roof of Lækjargata 6a,a three story wooden house, which houses restaurants and small apartments. The scene of the accident has been described as shocking, as the man had lost a lot of blood upon impact after the 10m 33ft fall.
Read more: Young American traveler falls to his death from a rooftop in downtown Reykjavík
There were no witnesses to the actual fall, although passersby heard the sound of the impact. The man was taken immediately to the emergency room where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.
No clue as to what the man was doing
The man had been traveling alone, according to Jóhann Karl Þórisson, deputy chief of the Metropolitan Police. Jóhann told the local news site Vísir the Police knows very little about what the man had been doing the night in question. He was alone, traveling around the country, climbing up on top of the building, probably climbing in the alley, where there are some ladders. But beyond that, and how he got onto the rooftop, we have no idea.
Police is treating the matter as a tragic accident. We are currently investigating this as an accident, Karl told the Vísir, adding the chain of events leading to the accident will probably never be known, since there were no witnesses, and no security cameras in the area. Jóhann Karl said that an autopsy would be performed, which would establish his physical condition at the time of the accident.
Number of security cameras has been increased
The number of security cameras in downtown Reykjavík was increased by 25, bringing the total to 36 after the disappearance and murder of 20 year old Birna Brjánsdóttir early last year, February 2017. In addition to cameras operated by the Metropolitan Police there are numerous surveillance cameras operated by private businesses. At present it seems Police has been unable to find footage of him from any of these cameras, establishing how he got on the roof.
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Police is no closer to determine why a young American man, born in 1992, fell to his death from a rooftop in downtown Reykjavík early Saturday morning. The man fell from the roof of Lækjargata 6a,a three story wooden house, which houses restaurants and small apartments. The scene of the accident has been described as shocking, as the man had lost a lot of blood upon impact after the 10m 33ft fall.
Read more: Young American traveler falls to his death from a rooftop in downtown Reykjavík
There were no witnesses to the actual fall, although passersby heard the sound of the impact. The man was taken immediately to the emergency room where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.
No clue as to what the man was doing
The man had been traveling alone, according to Jóhann Karl Þórisson, deputy chief of the Metropolitan Police. Jóhann told the local news site Vísir the Police knows very little about what the man had been doing the night in question. He was alone, traveling around the country, climbing up on top of the building, probably climbing in the alley, where there are some ladders. But beyond that, and how he got onto the rooftop, we have no idea.
Police is treating the matter as a tragic accident. We are currently investigating this as an accident, Karl told the Vísir, adding the chain of events leading to the accident will probably never be known, since there were no witnesses, and no security cameras in the area. Jóhann Karl said that an autopsy would be performed, which would establish his physical condition at the time of the accident.
Number of security cameras has been increased
The number of security cameras in downtown Reykjavík was increased by 25, bringing the total to 36 after the disappearance and murder of 20 year old Birna Brjánsdóttir early last year, February 2017. In addition to cameras operated by the Metropolitan Police there are numerous surveillance cameras operated by private businesses. At present it seems Police has been unable to find footage of him from any of these cameras, establishing how he got on the roof.
Read more: Thomas Møller Olsen sentenced to 19 years in prison for murder of Birna Brjánsdóttir, drug smuggling
