The Japanese tourist was visiting Rome with his daughter, who said her dad suffered a sudden illness just moments before the tragedy took place, causing him to lose his balance View 5 Images A tourist fell to his death from an iconic Italian tourist destination (Image: ANGELO CARCONI/EPA/Shutterstock)

A tourist tragically plummeted to his death while visiting a popular tourist attraction as his horrified daughter watched on. Morimasa Hibino died after falling the outer wall of the Pantheon in Rome . ‌

The 69-year-old, from Japan, had been sitting on the wall of iconic monument before he plunged roughly 22 feet into the historic site’s moat at around 9.50pm local time on Friday evening ‌

Rescuers forced open a gate on the Via della Palombella outside the ancient landm

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