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Woman, 38, Dies After 50-Foot Fall at Indianapolis Airport

Investigators are reviewing surveillance footage to determine the cause.

Overview

  • Airport video dispatchers saw the woman go over the outer curb of Upper Terminal Drive around 12:15 p.m. Saturday.
  • She fell about 50 feet to a grassy area along Lower Memorial Drive below the upper roadway.
  • Airport police and fire crews, joined by Plainfield medics, performed CPR for roughly 30 minutes before a Methodist Hospital doctor pronounced her dead by phone.
  • The airport authority placed the fatality at about 12:19 p.m., and the Marion County Coroner’s Office arrived at 1:47 p.m.
  • Officials have not released her name or the manner of death, and they are reviewing footage and seeking witnesses as the immediate area stayed cordoned off while the airport kept operating.