An American tourist has died after plunging from the 29th floor of a Hong Kong boutique hotel, and seven people on the ground were also injured.
The woman, identified only as a 69-year-old, fell to her death just after 9 a.m. on Monday, May 4, after going to the pool deck of the Hotel Indigo Hong Kong Island, located in the bustling commercial district of Wan Chai, the South China Morning Post reported.
The tourist had been battling depression and stopped taking her medication in March, a police source told the outlet. Her husband had left the hotel for a doctor's appointment just one hour before the tragedy.
A 74-year-old resident was injured by the falling tourist and was rushed to Queen Mary Hospital, where she was placed in intensive care.
The impact caused glass panels at the hotel entrance to shatter, injuring six others, including the local woman's 77-year-old sister.
Among the wounded were a 40-year-old Chinese mother and her 10-year-old son, as well as another 41-year-old mother and her 8-year-old son. An 89-year-old American woman was also injured, according to the Morning Post.
