French lighthouse death: Girl, 12, falls from tower while filming TV show

The girl was performing in a programme about French monuments

The ligthouse of Cap-Ferret, from which a 12 year old girl made a fatal fall (AFP PHOTO / NICOLAS TUCATNICOLAS TUCAT/AFP/Getty Images)

A schoolgirl has plummeted to her death from a 53-metre-high lighthouse in France, while filming for a television programme.

The 12-year-old was taking part in an aerial acrobatics performance at the Cap Ferret Lighthouse in Bordeaux, for The Favourite Monuments of the French programme which showcases the nation’s best-loved buildings.

She and other members of the Adrenaline company, which is reportedly owned by her father, were suspended around the lighthouse during a nighttime performance when she fell, according to the Sud Ouest local news website.

The Cap-Ferret in Lege-Cap-Ferret, western France (JEAN-PIERRE MULLER/AFP)

Police confirmed the girl’s death, but had no further details.

Filming on the show has been suspended, France Television has said.

Additional reporting by AP