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Three teenagers have died in an apparent suicide after jumping from a 40-metre-high observation tower in southwestern Germany, according to local media and officials.

If reported by BNO News, the incident was discovered at 5:30 PM on Thursday, November 28, when a passerby found the teenagers’ bodies under the Hohe Warte observation tower in Pforzheim, a city near Stuttgart, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the border with France.

No evidence of foul play or third party negligence

The deceased teenagers were all girls. While two of them were 13 years old, the third was 14 years old. Police confirmed Friday that three teenagers were pronounced dead at the scene. And while a criminal investigation remains ongoing, there is currently no indication that anyone else was involved or that there was third-party negligence, the spokesperson said.

According to a statement from the city, the girls attended the same school, where flags flew at half-staff on Friday. A social worker, counselors, chaplains and psychologists were available to provide assistance to students affected by the tragedy.

“Our deepest condolences go out to the families, friends and others who are facing immeasurable pain,” Pforzheim Mayor Peter Boch and district administrator Bastian Rosenau said in a joint statement. statement. “Not only as officials, but also as fathers, this loss of three young people touches us deeply, fills us with infinite sadness and leaves us speechless. Words cannot express the unimaginable suffering that the families and friends must now feel.”

Not the first suicide in the watchtower this year

Other details about the deaths have not been released, but police said this was not the first suicide at the observation tower this year. As a result The city council has now temporarily cordoned off the tower with construction fences and local politicians are already calling for its construction will be completely closed, German news channel BILD reports.