21-year-old US bank intern dies after pulling off all-nighters at work

A 21-year-old intern at Bank of America Merrill Lynch died in London last week after working a series of round-the-clock shifts.

An undergraduate exchange student at Michigan's Ross school of Business, German national Moritz Erhardt, was found dead at at Claredale House, a student residential facility in East London.

Media reports quoted an official statement by Bank of America as saying, "He was popular amongst his peers and was a highly diligent intern at our company with a promising future. Our first thoughts are with his family and we send our condolences to them at this difficult time."

According to a report carried by The Independent, Erhardt had worked three consecutive near 24-hour shifts.

A post on the website wallstreetoasis.com said, "He was found dead in the shower by his flatmate. Intern at BAML [Banking of America and Merrill Lynch] who went home at 6am three days in a row.”

The death has raised concerns over the grueling hours that interns are required to put in at work.