Woman dies after falling from top floor of multi-storey car park at Gatwick Airport

  • Woman, thought to be in her late 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene 
  • Police were called at 7.40am to the car park in Gatwick's North Terminal
  • Death not treated as suspicious. Coroners Officer will be continuing enquiries

A woman fell to her death from the top floor of a Gatwick Airport car park this morning.

Police were called at 7.40am to the multi-storey car park in Gatwick's North Terminal.

The woman, thought to be in her late 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene The Argus reports.

A woman plunged to her death from the top floor the Gatwick Airport North Terminal car park this morning (file image)

Her death is not being treated as suspicious.

A Sussex Police spokesperson said: 'At 7.40am on Saturday December 7, officers were called to a multi-storey car park at Gatwick Airport 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 Coroners Officer will be continuing enquiries.'

The woman, thought to be in her late 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene (file image)

 The woman, thought to be in her late 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene (file image)

This happened on the same day as a 'security threat was made towards aviation' which meant emergency services had to check on an aeroplane on the runway at Gatwick. 

Passengers reported being stuck on the tarmac while security checks were underway on an EasyJet plane that was travelling from Krakow to Gatwick.

Joel Smith said: 'Gatwick Airport stopped. Just landed but stuck on tarmac.

This happened on the same day as a 'security threat was made towards aviation' which meant emergency services had to check on an aeroplane on the runway at Gatwick

This happened on the same day as a 'security threat was made towards aviation' which meant emergency services had to check on an aeroplane on the runway at Gatwick

Passengers reported being stuck on the tarmac while security checks were underway on an EasyJet plane that was travelling from Krakow to Gatwick

Passengers reported being stuck on the tarmac while security checks were underway on an EasyJet plane that was travelling from Krakow to Gatwick 

'Flight captain says "due to a security threat made towards aviation". Emergency services currently checking aircraft.'

He added that a non-specific threat was made to Polish police against EasyJet and it was protocol to investigate the aircraft. 

A Gatwick spokesman, Andy Sinclair, said the runway was closed for 22 minutes between 11.35am and 11.57am.

Three planes were diverted around the incident but were able to land at the airport.

The runway has now been reopened and there no disruption is expected to other flights.

The runway has now been reopened and there no disruption is expected to other flights

The runway has now been reopened and there no disruption is expected to other flights 

An EasyJet spokesman said the incident was a 'safety-related issue'.

EasyJet said in a statement that its flight EZY8512 was met by police as it landed at Gatwick in West Sussex.

A spokeswoman for the low-cost airline said: 'EasyJet can confirm that the flight EZY8512 arriving from Krakow on December 7 was met by the police upon arrival at London Gatwick as a result of safety-related issue.

'The flight was cleared by authorities and landed in line with standard procedures and passengers disembarked as per normal.

'We take very seriously any security threat to ensure the continued safety and security of our passenger and crew.'

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