This is the harrowing moment a young mother-of-two plunged to her death after a seventh-floor window gave way.
Renata Rebeca Negrão Saldanha dos Santos, 26, fell from a window in a hallway in the Rio Poty Hotel in São Luís, Brazil, at around 1.30am on Tuesday.
CCTV footage showed her walking through the corridor with her boyfriend. She was seen leaning on the wall next to the window, before putting her weight on the window itself.
Without warning, the aluminum frame gave way and she fell through.
Her boyfriend, who has not yet been identified, was seen staring at the open window for several seconds before sticking his head through it.
A member of hotel staff walked by after hearing the commotion. The boyfriend sat down and raised his hands.
Local media reported she fell onto a canopy covering the hotel's entrance. While she received some medical attention, she sadly did not survive the incident.
Police are investigating the incident as an accident. After initially detaining and questioning the boyfriend, they released him.
CCTV footage showed her walking through the corridor with her boyfriend before leaning on the window
The woman then fell out of the window, plunging seven stories down
Renata Rebeca Negrão Saldanha dos Santos, 26, leaves behind two children
He told cops he was drunk at the time of the accident.
George Marques, the police chief handling the investigation, said there were no signs of aggression: 'There was no push. He wasn't even close to her.'
Investigators looking into the incident examined the window frame, and said that so far there are 'no technical conclusions that allow us to determine what caused the structure to detach or to point out any irregularities.'
The Rio Poty Hotel said in a statement that it 'expresses its deepest condolences for the death of a woman following the unfortunate incident that occurred on its premises and extends its solidarity to her family and friends during this time of grief.'
Santos, from Ananindeua, and her boyfriend, from Pará, arrived in São Luís on October 28 and planned on returning home on Tuesday.
She leaves behind two children, one of whom is just four years old. Santos's body has now been sent back to her home city for her family and friends to pay their respects.
The woman's mother, Betty Negrão, told local media she was finding it extremely difficult to accept the loss of her daughter: 'My daughter went out to have fun, and I'm receiving her inside a coffin.'
The boyfriend was seen on his knees by the window as hotel staff investigated
Santos passed away at just 26
Loved ones paid tribute to her on social media. One person wrote: 'Today my heart is in mourning. We lived, played, and grew up together. We shared moments that time will never be able to erase.'
Another said: 'It's going to be very difficult for this to sink in.'
Her family have set up a crowdfunding page to help bring her body back home.