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Another Woman Dies in W Hotel Plunge

Second death in a month after falls from hotel

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 30, 2011 10:30 AM CDT

(Newser) – A month ago, two women fell from a W hotel in Atlanta; one died. Now another woman has been killed in a fall from a W hotel—this one in Washington, DC, Gawker reports. She had been drinking at the rooftop bar and climbed over a fence, witnesses said, ending up “hanging by her hands from an overhang one story below the rooftop around 11pm.” She plunged 10 stories and was declared dead on the spot.

The W Hotel’s woes continue elsewhere: In Austin, glass has fallen from panels on the balcony three times in the past few weeks. Click through for more on the hotel chain’s latest issues.

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Ucantusethatname
Jul 1, 2011 1:24 PM CDT
If women continue to die in the plunge at the hotel, close the swimming pool.
reno-reines
Jun 30, 2011 4:50 PM CDT
Not trying to laugh but can these hotel people like protect their clients somehow!?
shmortisborg
Jun 30, 2011 12:41 PM CDT
People have a certain responsibility to not climb over rooftop railings 10 stories up, I dont care how drunk you are. Not sure how this is the hotel's fault.
 

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