An example of a rooftop swimming pool in a city environment. Photo from Pixabay.
An example of a rooftop swimming pool in a city environment. Photo from Pixabay.

A coroner’s official Wednesday identified a woman whose body was found in a rooftop pool at an apartment building in Koreatown and said her death appeared to be accidental, but remains under investigation.

She was identified as Sung-Kyung Won, 38, of Los Angeles, Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said. He said an autopsy was pending to determine the cause of death

Firefighters and paramedics were dispatched at 7:40 a.m. to 691 S. Irolo St., where Won was pronounced dead at the scene, said Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Police were summoned at 7:45 a.m., said Officer Sal Ramirez of the LAPD’s Media Relations Division.

–City News Service

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