A woman has died after falling from a hotel window in front of horrified witnesses in central London last night.
A police cordon remains in place at the Park Plaza County Hall hotel in Waterloo today after the woman, aged in her 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene.
She was seen falling from a window at the hotel around one hour after being reported missing at 10.30pm, said the Metropolitan Police.
The force said its Directorate of Professional Standards has been informed.
The woman's death is not being treated as suspicious and her next of kin are being supported by officers, it added.
A Met spokesperson said: "Police were called at 23:31hrs on Wednesday, 13 July to concerns for the welfare of a woman at a hotel in Addington Street, SE1.
"Officers attended along with the London Ambulance Service and the woman, aged in her 40s, was seen to fall from a window. She died at the scene.
"Her next of kin have been informed and are being supported by officers. The death is not being treated as suspicious.
"The woman had previously been reported missing from the Barnet area at approximately 22:30hrs. The Met's Directorate of Professional Standards has been informed."
A Park Plaza County Hall hotel spokesperson told the Mirror it could not comment on an ongoing police investigation.
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