By NOA HALFF FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

Published: 15:12 BST, 6 April 2025 | Updated: 15:19 BST, 6 April 2025

A man has plunged to his death from a Times Square hotel window as investigators work to determine whether it was a tragic accident or foul play. 

The 39-year-old victim fell from the 15th floor of the 45 Times Square Hotel on West 45th Street near Seventh Avenue on Saturday morning, landing on a neighboring building.

First responders found him unresponsive shortly before 6:30am. 

The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police took a woman into custody for questioning, the New York Post reported.

It is unclear at this point whether the man fell or was pushed off the building.

The identities of the deceased man and the woman being questioned have not yet been released.

An Italian tourist staying at the hotel told the Post that he was awakened by disturbing sounds coming from the room where the tragedy allegedly occurred.

A man has plunged to his death from a Times Square hotel window as investigators work to determine whether it was a tragic accident or foul play

A man has plunged to his death from a Times Square hotel window as investigators work to determine whether it was a tragic accident or foul play

‘This morning I woke up to some noise, somebody was shouting,’ the man who only gave the name Davide told the Post.

‘I heard some lady…shouting that someone needs to come back.

‘Because I heard the noise, ‘come back, come back, come back.’

Another hotel guest reported hearing a series of troubling sounds before the man’s death.

Anna Katsrarou, visiting from Germany was staying on the 14th floor.

She described hearing ‘a bump, almost like someone fell out of his bed, but it was more louder.’

She said it was followed by intense crying ‘like a woman or a child.’

About 15 minutes later, Katsrarou said she heard what sounded like a ‘big table’ crashing down.

The 39-year-old victim fell from the 15th floor of the 45 Times Square Hotel on West 45th Street near Seventh Avenue on Saturday morning, landing on a neighboring building

The 39-year-old victim fell from the 15th floor of the 45 Times Square Hotel on West 45th Street near Seventh Avenue on Saturday morning, landing on a neighboring building

‘Then someone was crying, ‘Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God,’ and then I heard police,’ Katsrarou recalled.

She added that she heard a male voice desperately calling out ‘ayuda, ayuda’ – Spanish for ‘help.’

Authorities are now investigating whether the man fell accidentally or was pushed from the 16-floor midtown Manhattan hotel.

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Tragedy as man, 39, suffers fatal fall from Times Square hotel

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