There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death and a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.
Emergency services rushed to the scene near the city centre around 1.40pm to reports a man had fallen from the bridge.As reported in Edinburgh Live, the bridge was temporarily closed to two-way traffic, with the pavement either side also taped off. Several Lothian Bus services were also diverted away from the scene before it re-opened less than an hour later.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 1.40pm on Monday, 6 February, police were called to a report that a man had fallen from Dean Bridge, Edinburgh. “The 58-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. There are no suspicious circumstances and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.”
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