Ohio man, 41, leaps to his death by plunging from balcony of Colombian hotel, police reveal

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By Adry Torres For Dailymail.com

Published: 14:47 EDT, 12 July 2024 | Updated: 17:24 EDT, 12 July 2024

An Ohio man died aft he leapt from a edifice successful Colombia.

James Perry, 41, was having a get-together pinch a group of foreigners and locals successful his third-floor room and jumped from nan pavilion connected Thursday nighttime successful Medellín.

Hotel unit heard a large sound made by Perry’s autumn and recovered him lying successful nan plot and called nan police.

Paramedics rushed Perry to Medellín West Clinic, wherever he underwent an emergency operation.

He was pronounced dormant arsenic a consequence of his injuries soon aft midnight connected Friday.

A National Police spokesperson confirmed that Perry's decease was 'ruled a suicide.'

James Perry (seen present successful Dubai successful January) reportedly jumped from nan pavilion connected a edifice successful Medellín, Colombia, connected Thursday evening and died astatine a session soon aft midnight Friday. Authorities are investigating nan incident surrounding nan decease of nan 41-year-old Ohio resident

According to Colombian news outlet El Colombiano, James Perry was recovered by edifice workers successful nan plot area earlier nan constabulary were called. Paramedics rushed nan 41-year-old Ohio resident to Medellín West Clinic, wherever he underwent an emergency cognition and later died

Online news portal El Colombiano reported that Perry had precocious arrived successful Medellín to vacation.

Witnesses said that he abruptly jumped from nan pavilion without saying anything.

Perry’s assemblage was transferred to nan section morgue arsenic investigators are looking into whether he committed suicide, was thrown complete nan pavilion aliases if it was an accidental death.

Perry is nan 35th overseas tourer who has died while vacationing successful Medellín and nan Arrubá Valley successful 2024. At slightest 16 of nan victims were Americans.

Of nan 35 deaths, 14 were reported successful nan Medellín vicinity of El Poblado and 7 successful Laureles. Six of nan deaths were registered arsenic suicides.

James Perry (seen present during a November 2023 sojourn successful Medellín) is nan 35th overseas visitant to dice successful Medellín and nan Arrubá Valley successful 2024

James Perry (pictured during an October 2023 travel to Medellín) is 1 of 16 American who had died successful Medellín successful 2024

Mexican nationalist Horacio Pérez, 54, was changeable dormant connected June while eating astatine a edifice successful nan Medellín vicinity of Provenza. Three suspects were arrested.

American Clifford Wilke, 66, was recovered dormant successful his room astatine nan Dann Carlton Hotel connected June 28 aft nan unit checked his room because they were missing checkout information.

Chilean character Alex Araya was recovered dormant astatine a Medellín Airbnb connected June aft inviting 2 women to his rental pursuing their Tinder date. The 2 women were past leaving nan rental 2 hours aft their arrival. 

The United States Embassy successful Colombia warned travelers astir nan usage of making love apps successful January.

The advisory was issued aft nan deaths of 8 Americans successful Medellín betwixt November 1 and December 31, 2023.

The embassy said that respective of nan deaths pointed to 'possible drugging, robbery, and overdose and respective impact nan usage of online making love applications' and stressed that visitors should 'strongly see gathering only successful nationalist places and avoiding isolated locations, specified arsenic residences aliases edifice rooms, wherever crimes are astir apt to occur.'

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