A police statement to AFP identified the deceased as a British man and an investigation into the "unnatural death" on Thursday evening was ongoing.
"Police received a call... informing us that a person is believed to have fallen from height from a building located along Collyer Quay, into the waters of Marina Bay," the statement said."The body of a male British national in his mid-30s was subsequently brought to shore, and he was pronounced dead by a paramedic at scene."Police are investigating the unnatural death."
The Sunday Times said the deceased was William Hart, a 37-year-old British man working in the city-state as head of sales for the Bank of China International.It said Hart was at the hotel's bar located on the seventh floor when he was believed to have breached a metal railing and glass barrier before falling into the waters.
An employee with the Fullerton Bay Hotel confirmed Thursday's incident but declined to give further details.
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