19-year-old who died after fall from parking garage identified

The man who died after accidentally falling from the 10th floor of The Venetian’s parking garage Sunday evening has been identified as Eli Tornheim, 19, of Brooklyn, N.Y.

Las Vegas police were called by hotel security shortly after 7 p.m. Sunday, police spokeswoman Laura Meltzer said. Tornheim was taken by ambulance to University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Though initially treated as a suicide, investigators heard from witnesses and decided the fall at the Strip resort was an accident.

“I think there was some family on the scene,” said Meltzer. “It appears he just leaned out too far.”