A man prepares to jump from a window on the 9th storey of Hainan Provincial People's Hospital on Tuesday morning, January 9, 2007. [Photo: hinews.cn]

A man has died after jumping from a 9th storey window of Hainan Provincial People's Hospital Tuesday morning in south China's Haikou city.

Local media reports the 20-year old man dropped 6 stories to eventually land on a platform on the 3rd floor. A nurse had been sent to persuade the man to return to safety, but failed in her efforts.

The father and older sister of the man rushed to the hospital soon after he was carried to its emergency room.

The man reportedly went to see the doctor on Monday. Local police are investigating the reason behind his suicide.

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