American plunges to his death from 16th floor in Pattaya

On Monday night a 32 year old American plunged to his death from a 16^th floor apartment balcony in Pattaya.

Police and rescue workers were called out to the View Talay 6 condominium on Pattaya Beach Road just before 6pm. On arrival at the scene they found the body of Hector Luis Ortiz who had suffered fatal head injuries after his fall.

Security guards at the building told the police the man lived in the building with his Thai boyfriend and was known to have been suffering from health problems that required daily medication.

The police reported no sign of a struggle in the apartment of Mr. Ortiz or any particular reason for his fall. His boyfriend has yet to be located.

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