Man dies after falling down elevator shaft An Italian tourist who had just arrived in Australia has died after plunging seven stories down an elevator shaft at an apartment block in inner Sydney. Police found the body of the Italian national, 25, at the bottom of the lift shaft when they arrived at a building on Quay Street in Haymarket at 1.45am on Wednesday. 93-105 Quay street: The building in Sydney where a man fell to his death. Fairfax Media understands the man had been on a night out drinking with friends before he fell. The two mates who he had been out with witnessed the incident and were being counselled by friends on Wednesday. They were also speaking with police who are preparing a report for the coroner. Fairfax Media understands inquiries have been launched to investigate how the man was able to open the lift doors and then fall. The office of the Italian Consulate-General said the man's family in Italy had been informed of his death. He had relatives in Australia and had only recently arrived in the country. The apartment block where he was living is a popular residence for overseas travellers and international students at the nearby University of Technology.