A teenager has died after falling from the whispering gallery inside St Paul's Cathedral.

The man in his late teens died at the scene in the City of London after police and paramedics were called shortly before 4pm on Monday.

The whispering gallery is 30 metres (98ft) from the cathedral floor and runs around the building's dome.

London City Police have said the death is not being treated as suspicious.

Evensong was cancelled and the cathedral was closed for the rest of the day after the teenager fell.


A tweet from the St Paul's Cathedral account on Twitter read: "We are sorry to announce that we are closing the cathedral for the rest of the day and Evensong will not take place this evening.

"More information to follow."

We are sorry to announce that we are closing the Cathedral for the rest of the day and Evensong will not take place this evening. More information to follow. — St Paul's Cathedral (@StPaulsLondon) April 1, 2019

London City Police said in a statement: "We were called to St Paul's Cathedral on Monday 1 April 2019 at 15:57 to a report of a male in his late teens who had fallen from the gallery withing the building.

"The Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) and police officers attended. His death is not being treated as suspicious."

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called at 3:58pm yesterday (1 April) to reports of an incident on St Paul's Churchyard, City of London.

"We sent a number of resources to the scene including an incident response officer and London's Air Ambulance.

"Sadly, despite the efforts of medics, a person died at the scene."