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Man Falls to Death From Upper Floor of London Stock Exchange

© REUTERS / Suzanne Plunkett/FilesA man shelters under an umbrella as he walks past the London Stock Exchange in London, Britain, in this August 24, 2015 file photo
A man shelters under an umbrella as he walks past the London Stock Exchange in London, Britain, in this August 24, 2015 file photo - Sputnik International
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An unidentified man fell to death from the seventh floor of the London Stock Exchange on Tuesday, British news outlets reported.

London police confirmed the reports, saying that the man fell from the upper floor of the London Stock Exchange.

CC BY 2.0 / Elias Gayles / London Stock ExchangePaternoster Square as seen from St. Paul's Cathedral - London Stock Exchange
Paternoster Square as seen from St. Paul's Cathedral - London Stock Exchange - Sputnik International
Paternoster Square as seen from St. Paul's Cathedral - London Stock Exchange

According to media reports, police were called at 9:58 AM local time (8:58 AM GMT).

"We were called to the London Stock Exchange… to a report of a man who had fallen from an upper floor in the building to the ground," City of London police said.

The man was pronounced dead at 10:10 AM. The police added that they are treating the man's death as not suspicious.

Following the reports, the London Stock Exchange officially confirmed that the person who had died was a "London Stock Exchange group colleague."

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