According to the hotel manager the emergency doors to the helipad were left open in case of emergency.
Sharjah police prevented a female university student from jumping to her death from the helipad of the Al Aryan Hotel in Sharjah, reports The Khaleej Times.
Sharjah Police Stations director Omar Al Suwaidi reportedly said that the 22-year-old woman from Saudi Arabia, a student at Sharjah University, went into the coffee shop of the Al Aryan Hotel in Sharjah on Saturday morning, before sneaking through an emergency exit, climbing to the top of the hotel and exiting on to the helipad.
The security and administration of the hotel saw the woman on the hotel’s security camera footage and called the police after she rebuffed their approaches to come down.
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Speaking to the newspaper, the manager of the Al Aryan Hotel reportedly said that as soon as staff saw the woman on camera they went to try to speak with her, but when she refused to respond they called police.
He said the hotel made strides to protect residents and guests, and the emergency doors to the helipad were always open in case of emergency.
The Anjad patrol, ambulance and Civil Defence services and psychiatrists arrived at the scene to attempt negotiations.
The police negotiated with the girl for almost two hours, before convincing her to drink water, as she was becoming weak and dehydrated as a result of the high temperatures outside. Police then managed to grab her while she was drinking before taking her back inside.
The police then took the distressed woman to Al Kuwaiti Hospital for a check-up, where the doctors have reportedly said she is suffering from depression.
The woman was then taken to Al Buhairah Police Station where she is now being questioned over her reasons for wanting to commit suicide.
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