Man found dead thought to have fallen from George IV Bridge

A man has been found dead in a city street amid reports he fell from a bridge.

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Merchant Street, where a man has been found dead. Picture: TSPLMerchant Street, where a man has been found dead. Picture: TSPL
Merchant Street, where a man has been found dead. Picture: TSPL

The 23-year-old’s body was found in Merchant Street below George IV Bridge on Sunday.

Emergency services were called at 2.45pm yesterday and his death is being treated as unexplained.

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