A 74-year-old woman died on Sunday afternoon after falling off the Ferris wheel at Place Masséna in Nice, according to information from Nice morning. It would undoubtedly be a suicide, according to the first elements of the investigation.
according to France Blue Alpes-Maritimes, the septuagenarian was alone in the nacelle at the highest point at the time of her fall around 3 p.m.
The police immediately intervened to secure the premises. The city’s LR mayor, Christian Estrosi, also visited the site. A psychological unit has been set up by the City for the family and witnesses to the scene.