Officials: Ambassador's daughter dies in NYC fall


NEW YORK (AP) — The 17-year-old daughter of the U.S. ambassador to Thailand plummeted to her death from a high-rise apartment building this morning during a party, two law enforcement officials said.

The officials spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak publicly.

Nichole John fell about 4:15 a.m., apparently from the top floor of the 25-story Herald Towers, the officals said. She was found on a third-floor ledge with severe trauma to the body. Her death was believed to be an accident.

The teenager had apparently been attending a party at the swank high-rise on West 34th Street near the Empire State Building, the officials said.

Her father, Eric John, was appointed U.S. ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand in 2007.