Child, woman and man die after falling from London high-rise block of flats

By ELIZABETH HAIGH, SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 13:10, 29 May 2026 | Updated: 13:27, 29 May 2026 A man, woman and child have all died after falling from a high-rise block of flats in London. Emergency services rushed to the building in Elephant and Castle, south London, at 7.30am on Wednesday to a report of people falling from a height.  The first paramedics were on scene within four minutes, and London's Air Ambulance also attended, but sadly none of the three could be saved.  Detectives from the Met Police have launched an investigation.  A Met Police spokesperson said: 'Met detectives are investigating after three people died following a fall from height on Wednesday, 27 May. 'At 7.29am officers, the London Ambulance Service, London's Air Ambulance and the London Fire Brigade attended a high-rise block of flats on Churchyard Row, Elephant and Castle, following reports that people had fallen from height. 'At the scene, three people – a man, a woman and a child – were found to have sadly died, despite resuscitation attempts by first responders. Their deaths are currently being treated as unexpected. 'There were no other reported injuries. Work is underway to formally identify those who died. Emergency services rushed to the building in Elephant and Castle, south London, at 7.30am on Wednesday to a report of people falling from a height 'Their next-of-kin have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers.' A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: 'We were called at 7.31am on Wednesday, May 27, to reports of an incident on Churchyard Row, Kennington 'We sent a number of resources to the scene including ambulance crews, a paramedic in a fast response car, an incident response officer and paramedics from our hazardous area response team (HART). 'We also dispatched a trauma team in a car from London's Air Ambulance. 'Our first paramedic arrived in around four minutes. Very sadly, despite the best efforts of our crews, three people were pronounced dead the scene.' This is a breaking news story and is being updated.  No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.