RIO DE JANEIRO: A British tourist was found dead after falling from a 10-story building where he was staying with two friends in Rio de Janeiro's upscale Ipanema beach district, police said Wednesday.
The 29-year-old was found hanging from a building on Tuesday, police said in a statement, adding that drugs and medicine were found in the apartment.
Police investigating the case said homicide had not been ruled out.
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According to neighbors, the British man and two friends had been seen partying, using drugs and hanging out with prostitutes, a police source said, declining to be named as the information was not public.
Police did not release the tourist's name.
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