KUALA LUMPUR: A woman was found dead on the roof of the Pavilion Suites foyer in Jalan Bukit Bintang early today.
A team from the Pudu and Jalan Hang Tuah Fire and Rescue stations was deployed to the scene after the Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department received an emergency call over the matter at 3.57am today.
Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department operations commander Md Fuad Selamat said the team, upon arrival at the scene, found the woman on the roof of the foyer, believed to have fallen from an unidentified floor of the residence.
"The woman was successfully removed from the roof at 7.48 am with the aid of the building's skylift.
"Firefighters then lowered the victim safely using a lowering system technique.
"The woman was confirmed dead at the scene by a team from the Health Ministry and the case has been handed over to the police for further action," he said in a statement today.