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25-Year-Old Woman Falls to Her Death in the Loop, Police Say

 A 25-year-old woman died after falling from Wacker Drive early Sunday morning, police said.
A 25-year-old woman died after falling from Wacker Drive early Sunday morning, police said.
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CHICAGO — A 25-year-old woman died after falling from Upper Wacker Drive in the Loop early Sunday morning, police said.

Around 3:25 a.m., the woman was leaning over a railing on Upper Wacker Drive when she fell onto the pavement in the 400 block of East Lower Wacker Drive, said Officer Jose Estrada, a Chicago Police spokesman.

Genera Lee, of the 5700 block of South Damen Avenue in West Englewood, was pronounced dead on the scene at 4:26 a.m., according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.

Estrada said her death appeared to be accidental.

Police are investigating.

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