The cathedral was closed after the death.
The emergency services and an air ambulance were scrambled to the iconic building just before 4pm yesterday.The Whispering Gallery is 100ft up inside St Paul’s The Whispering Gallery is 100ft up and can be reached visitors by climbing 259 steps up the dome.
Police said they were called to the cathedral to reports of a ‘male in his late teens who had fallen from the gallery within the building’.‘His death is not being treated as suspicious.’A London Ambulance Service spokesperson added: ‘We sent a number of resources to the scene including an incident response officer and London’s Air Ambulance.The Cathedral was closed for the rest of the day, officials confirmed on Twitter.
They wrote: ‘We are sorry to announce that we are closing the Cathedral for the rest of the day and Evensong will not take place this evening. ‘Morning services will take place tomorrow with Morning Prayer at 7.30am and Eucharist at 8am. The Cathedral will reopen for sightseeing at 10am.’
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