Woman dies after falling from top floor of Gatwick car park

A woman has died after falling from the top floor of a multi-storey car park at Gatwick Airport.

Officers were called to the scene at the North Terminal on Saturday morning but the woman was pronounced dead as a result of her injuries.

Sussex Police are not treating the death as suspicious.

A spokesperson said: “At 7.40am officers were called to a multi-storey car park at Gatwick Airport in the North Terminal after a woman had fallen from the top floor.

“The woman, who is believed to be in her late 20s, was sadly confirmed dead at the scene.

“The death is not being treated as suspicious and the coroner’s officer will be continuing enquiries.”

Gatwick Airport has been contacted for comment.

The airport was also subject to delays and disruption on Saturday after police received reports of a bomb threat made against an easyJet flight travelling from Krakow to Gatwick.

After arriving from Poland, the plane was held on the runway for up to 40 minutes while officers carried out safety checks.

All flights at the airport were grounded for a period after the initial alert.

Sussex Police said the bomb threat turned out to be a hoax.

“It was swiftly established that the call did not relate to a genuine threat, everyone on board left the aircraft normally and passengers went on their way,” a police spokesperson said.

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