A 31-year-old American tourist plunges 100ft to his death from the top floor of a hotel in Rome while on vacation in Italy
31-year-old American tourist plunges 100ft to his death after climbing onto hotel roof in Rome while on vacation in Italy
- Javier Francisco Rullan Rubert, 31, from Lithia in Tampa, Florida, was staying at the IH Roma Z3 Hotel in Collatino, Via Claudio Truffi for several days on vacation
- Hotel workers found him dead in a pool of blood outside the hotel
An American tourist visiting Rome plunged 100ft after climbing onto the roof of a hotel in the Italian capital, officials say.
Javier Francisco Rullan Rubert, 31, from Lithia in Tampa, Florida, had stayed at the IH Roma Z3 Hotel in Collatino, Via Claudio Truffi for several days while on vacation.
On Monday afternoon, around 4:30 p.m., hotel workers found him lying on the floor in a pool of his own blood after falling from the roof.
According to Il Messaggero, the forensic team confirmed to officers that he was “directly killed” and was alone when he climbed onto the roof of the skyscraper.
An American tourist from Lithia in Tampa, Florida, visiting Rome, fell 30 meters from the top floor of the IH Roma Z3 in Collatino, Rome on Monday, officials say
On Monday afternoon, around 4:30 p.m., hotel workers found him lying on the floor in a pool of his own blood after he fell from the roof.
Police detectives and forensic teams have launched an investigation which involves reconstructing the man’s final days and establishing any potential contacts he made during that time.
Some of the man’s personal effects, including his mobile phone, were seized by officers for analysis.
He left no notes for his family and friends, so authorities are scrambling to get in touch with his relatives to better determine the course of events leading up to his death.
According to The Italian Insider, investigators lean towards suicide, but do not rule out other hypotheses.
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