Woman dies after falling 15 stories from Fort Lauderdale high-rise

Police investigate possible suicide

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A woman died Tuesday afternoon after falling 15 stories from the roof of a Fort Lauderdale high-rise building.

Fort Lauderdale police said they were investigating a possible suicide at the Marine Tower condominiums, 2500 E. Las Olas Blvd.

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The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities at the scene initially said the body was of a construction worker, but executives at Delray Beach-based Carousel Development & Restoration told Local 10 News they did not employ any women as construction workers.

An on-site supervisor for the company claimed the woman jumped off the roof and landed on the scaffolding below.

The woman's identity wasn't immediately known.

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