A MAN has been arrested after a woman died in a fall from Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh.
Police said they received a report that the 31-year-old had fallen from the landmark at around 9pm on Thursday.
Ambulance and fire services attended but the woman died at the scene.
Her death is being treated as suspicious.
A Police spokesperson said: "We received a report that a woman had fallen from Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh, around 9pm on Thursday, 2 September.
"Emergency services attended including the fire service and ambulance.
"The 31-year-old woman died at the scene a short time later and her death is being treated as suspicious.
"A 27-year-old man has been arrested and enquiries are ongoing."
A spokesperson for the Scottish Ambulance Service said: “We received a call at 2101 hours to attend an incident at Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh.
"We dispatched several resources to the scene, including our special operations team, our trauma team and one ambulance.”
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