An 80-year-old woman jumped to her death from an Upper East Side apartment building Saturday, leaving her decapitated when her body hit the side of the building as she descended, witnesses and police said.
Police said the unidentified woman jumped from the 28th floor of the Tony Park Regis Apartments around 3:30 p.m.
Witnesses said her body became entangled in something on the side of the tower, which has many balconies, and was decapitated.
“I pulled her up as she was lying there and she had no head,” a resident of the building told the Post on Saturday.
“The head and arm had been cut off cleanly on the other side and were lying on the terrace.”
The NYPD did not immediately release the identity of the victim or the motive for the suicide.
Witnesses said her clothes were caught on a fence near the bottom of the building that had bent from the impact.
“Everyone rushed towards the body, but she was gone,” said a 23-year-old man who witnessed the aftermath of the fatal accident.
“Her body landed there and you can see her head and feet hit the fence there and bent over. There was clothing and blood on it.”
The elderly woman was the second person to jump to her death on Saturday.
Police say a 52-year-old man jumped from the 17th floor balcony of his 22-story Chelsea building at around 5 a.m. in an apparent suicide.
The unidentified man was pronounced dead at the scene, but police did not release the identity of the victim.
A woman, believed to be the man's grief-stricken wife, was seen sobbing and visibly upset outside 315 West 25 St. after the fatal crash.
If you live in New York City and are struggling with suicidal thoughts or experiencing a mental health crisis, call 1-888-NYC-WELL for free and confidential crisis counseling. You can. If you live outside of the five boroughs, please dial the 24/7 National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255 or visit the following link: SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.
