Qld: Woman falls to her death from highrise

AAP General News (Australia)
08-21-2006
Qld: Woman falls to her death from highrise

A woman has plunged to her death from the 36th floor of a Gold Coast highrise .. apparently
after losing her balance while cleaning her ceiling.

Police say it looks like she was standing on a chair .. cleaning the balcony ceiling
with a mop .. when she lost her balance and fell.

A maintenance worker found her body at the Aquarius apartments in Old Burleigh Road
.. Surfers Paradise .. about 5 o'clock (AEST) this morning.

Police believe the accident happened overnight .. and say there's no suspicious circumstances.

A report is being prepared for the state coroner.

AAP RTV jvb/sc/srp/bart

KEYWORD: BALCONY (BRISBANE)

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