Japanese tourist falls from the Pantheon parapet and dies

By&nbspEuronews

Published on 25/10/2025 - 14:53 GMT+2

A 71-year-old Japanese tourer tragically died successful Rome connected Friday aft falling from a perimeter wall of nan Pantheon, 1 of nan capital's astir iconic monuments.

The mishap occurred astir 9.50pm, erstwhile nan man fell from a tallness of astir 7 metres from nan parapet of nan wall located successful Via della Palombella.

In spite of nan accelerated involution of nan emergency services, which included doctors, section constabulary officers and nan occurrence brigade, thing could beryllium done to prevention nan tourist's life.

The occurrence brigade had to unit an outer gross to scope nan tract of nan fall.

Authorities instantly launched an investigation into nan incident. Among nan hypotheses being examined by nan investigators, it cannot beryllium ruled retired that nan unfortunate whitethorn person leaned retired excessively far, possibly successful an effort to return a photograph, losing his equilibrium and falling into nan void.

The man was connected vacation pinch his daughter, who according to section property told constabulary he fell aft being flooded by illness.

It is nan 2nd type of incident that has happened successful Rome this year. In March, a female died aft falling from a precocious wall astatine nan broadside of nan Spanish Steps.