Authorities said late Thursday that an unidentified man was pronounced dead at the Columbus Circle scene after jumping from a height of 750 feet from the roof of a Manhattan hotel.
he is believed to have jumped off From the roof of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel new york post reported on Thursday.
image show Bystanders on the sidewalk below while personnel worked on site.
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law enforcement officials said. post The man is believed to have taken a commercial elevator to the roof of the building.
“He crashed into the hotel’s glass awning on his way down and was cut in half, officials said,” the article said.
The building is a high-rise tower apartment where many wealthy people live, including billionaire businessmen. phone at home according to new york daily news.
“Police officers at the scene said the man was wearing pajama bottoms, a printed T-shirt and slippers,” the newspaper reported, adding that one building employee said the marquee had cut the man in half. added. The employee also claimed that the man lived in this building.
by postone of the man’s arms was found across the street and blood was splattered on a nearby construction scaffold.
But law enforcement also said there are no suspicions of criminal activity at this time.
A similar case occurred in May, killing a young woman. fall From the rooftop of a Manhattan hotel on West 47th Street, according to Fox 5 New York.
Investigators are investigating whether she jumped or was pushed, and have arrested a 24-year-old man in the incident.
The incident involved a couple from Colorado who were visiting the area with their baby. The adults are believed to have been fighting before the woman died.
Additionally, one tourist said he witnessed a man acting unusually near his hotel room, and that others called 911 during the incident. Authorities then took the man to a hospital for testing.
