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Edinburgh Royal Mile fall man dies after plunging from window

A man has died after falling from a window on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh last night.

Officers from Police Scotland locked down the busy street in the capital at around 5.40pm.

The incident close to the Radisson Blu Hotel happened a couple of hours before The Proclaimers played at Edinburgh Castle .

Paramedics rushed to the scene however the 50-year-old male couldn't be saved.

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