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Woman Falls to Her Death at Midtown Hotel

By DNAinfo Staff on May 1, 2011 1:29pm  | Updated on May 1, 2011 4:00pm

A Queens woman fell to her death from the Cassa Hotel on 45th Street.
A Queens woman fell to her death from the Cassa Hotel on 45th Street.
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By Tom Liddy

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

MIDTOWN - A young woman fell to her death from a posh Midtown hotel Saturday night in an apparent suicide, according to officials.

Sources said it appears that Svetlana Barcia, 35, fell from the roof of the 45th Street building, near Sixth Avenue.

Her body was discovered face-down on a 10th floor terrace at around 9:30 p.m.

Officials said that foul play does not appear to be a factor in the death.

The Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death.

Barcia was not a guest at the hotel, according to a spokewoman, Kathleen Duda.

"There was no foul play at the hotel," Duda said.