A woman died after falling from the Scott Monument in Princes Street around 3.45pm yesterday afternoon.
The death is not thought to be suspicious but inquiries are at an early stage.
A spokeswoman said: “Police in Edinburgh were called to Princes Street around 3.45 pm today, Friday, January 5, after a report of a woman having fallen from the Scott Monument.
“The woman was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.”
Princes Street was closed to traffic for a short time.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police on 101 quoting incident number 2139 of the 5th January.
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
