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Man killed after falling from balcony at Hyatt
Man killed after falling from balcony at Hyatt
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A man tumbled to his death inside the Hyatt-Regency Hotel in downtown Milwaukee around 12:15 Sunday morning, January 20th.
Officials say the 26-year-old West Bend man fell from an upper-level balcony and was killed. His name has not yet been released.
Those at the hotel at the time told FOX6 News a lot of people witnessed the incident.
“It’s heartbreaking that this happened,” Laura Nemetz said.
Nemetz was one of hundreds attending a mid-winter gaming convention at the hotel.
“There was a number of games going on -- board games, role-playing games going on up on the mezzanine on the second floor,” Kevin Wilhite said.
Nemetz says the way the hotel is construction led many to witness the fall.
“It’s kind of a big tower. The entire middle is open and all the floors go up," Nemetz said.
Paramedics and police were called, and some guests rushed to try to help.
“There were a number of EMTs at the gaming convention so they went up and tried to check and clear the area, getting everybody back in and calmed down," Wilhite said.
“A lot of people were quite shaken. I saw a lot of people crying. That railing is pretty hard to stumble and fall off because it comes up at least past my waist. They have it designed so it’s hard to do that," Nemetz said.
“It’s unfortunate. It’s terrible for the people involved,” Wilhite said.
Few official details have been released at this time. The investigation is ongoing, but hotel officials told FOX6 News they do not suspect foul play.