National Guard Airman, 26, Dies After Falling 7 Stories

A Airman with the U.S. National Guard died from injuries he suffered after falling from the seventh-floor balcony of a Linthicum hotel room early Wednesday morning, police said.

He had just returned to the United States after an overseas deployment.

Police are withholding details about the airman—including his name, home state and National Guard affiliation—until his family, who live out of state, can be notified.

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According to a police press release, officers responded to the Embassy Suites Hotel located in the 1300 block of Concourse Drive in Linthicum for a reported injured man.

Witnesses told police they saw the airman climb over the seventh-floor balcony and hang onto the railing before he fell onto the ground level of the "atrium" lobby of the hotel.

The airman suffered injuries that were life threatening and was taken to the where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Officers on the scene were unable to locate any evidence of foul play or an apparent suicide; however, witnesses said the airman was intoxicated. Police said they believe that may have been a factor in his death.

The exact cause and manner of death will be determined by the Office of the State Medical Examiner, according to the release.

The investigation is ongoing.