'Drunk' man falls to his death from building during party

A man fell to his death from a building in Dubai Marina Promenade area on Friday evening, a Dubai Police source confirmed to Emirates 24|7.

Although more information could not be provided by the official at the time of writing, it was heard that the man had been drinking at a party in a building opposite Amwaj Towers.

A website for female expatriates all over the world, a person calling herself Khatooon wrote:

“What I heard is really sad. Apparently some drunk guy at a party had fallen from the building and died. For some reason the police were arresting everyone at the party. This is from a friend who was stuck in the traffic and had heard the story from the building’s security. Horrible  story.”

Another person calling herself Hebahi wrote:

“We were driving there last night around 10 pm and there were many police cars. However, we didn't see any damaged car which leads me to believe it couldn't have been a collision. I believe there was at least one covered body on the ground.”

In addition to a frightening number of children falling from the window or balcony of high-rise buildings in the past few months, the incident adds to a number of fatal falls among adults in the UAE.

Earlier this year, a 28-year-old Russian woman plunged to her instant death from the sixth floor of a Sharjah building.

On 22 November 2011 a mother jumped from the window of the eighth floor of her building in Jumeirah Lakes Towers after her son had fallen to his death from the same window.

On October 15, 2011 a 34-year-old Briton plunged to his death from the window of his Dubai Marina apartment.