NEW YORK – A 28-year-old man was pronounced dead Saturday after being found unconscious inside a New York City elevator shaft.
Police found the man between the first and second floors of a building in the Chinatown section of Manhattan around 1:45 p.m. Saturday. Emergency medical personnel declared the man dead at the scene.
His name was not released pending notification of family members.
The New York Post reported that the man was found in a freight elevator shaft. Emergency crews had to use a circular saw to cut through a shared wall in a restaurant located in the same building to remove the body.
Police said there are no arrests so far and the man’s death remains under investigation.
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