The friends and family of an Edinburgh student have been left devastated after he died falling from a flat window.
Torbjorn Svele Hagen, 23, lost his life after he fell out of his third-floor flat on Lauriston Place on Tuesday morning (June 1).
Emergency services had rushed to the scene at around 7.15am after a number of reports from neighbours in the area.
Tragically and despite emergency treatment, Torbjorn was later pronounced dead.
A student at Edinburgh Napier University, Torbjorn, originally from Norway, is said to have leaned too far out of the window in an accident which caused him to lose his life.
According to the Record, he was believed to have been smoking a cigarette and listening to music when he plunged to his death.
Sources said the student was due to move out on the day of his accident.
A source said: "He was all packed to leave and was smoking out the window when he has somehow fell. Maybe tripped or leaned too far forward and lost his balance. It's a terrible tragedy."
Police have launched an investigation to establish the full circumstances surround the incident.
A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "We received a report that a man had fallen from a third storey window on Lauriston Gardens, Edinburgh, around 7.15am on Tuesday, 1 June.
"The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
"Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of the incident.
