The Sun: Romanian young woman dies falling at St Paul’s Cathedral in London

A woman who died after falling from the Whispering Gallery at St Paul’s Cathedral has on Monday been named as Lidia Dragescu.

Lidia, 23, died last Wednesday after plunging in front of visitors at the Central London landmark, thesun.co.uk informs.

The Romanian national, from Romford, Essex, has been described as a talented figure skater and an “outstanding student”.

She was studying Business at London Metropolitan University, according to City of London Police.

In a statement, her heartbroken family have said: “Our daughter and sister was the most beautiful person in the world. Her heart was pure and kind, a soul from another world.

She was an outstanding student and a talented figure skater. Beautiful, intelligent and kind. We love her and will always love her. For Lidia, the world has been a bad place to live in.”

Investigators said her death was not being treated as suspicious. Paramedics arrived within in minutes of her fall just after 10:30am but were unable to save her, thesun.co.uk further reports.

A statement on the cathedral website described “the shock we feel as a close community, especially for those of us who witnessed and responded to this incident.”

The Whispering Gallery sits in St Paul’s dome – 100 feet from the cathedral floor – and attracts visitors from all over the world.

It was given its name because people can whisper against its walls and be heard on the opposite side. The iconic cathedral was built in the 17th Century to designs made by Sir Christopher Wren.