Posted on 10/02/2021 3:05:01 PM PDT by Libloather
A man in New York City died early Saturday morning while subway surfing on top of the J-train on the Williamsburg Bridge.
The 32-year-old man lost his footing, fell from the train onto the tracks, and was struck by an incoming train, the New York Police Department (NYPD) confirmed to CNN.
Officers found him "unconscious and unresponsive" around 4:35 a.m. and emergency medical services pronounced him dead at the scene.
Authorities have not yet identified the individual.
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"Riding on top of trains is not smart," MTA Spokesperson Tim Minton told CNN.
Thrill seekers often find their way on top of the train cars in attempts to surf the subway. In 2019, a 14-year-old boy died after getting struck while subway surfing, CNN affiliate Spectrum News NY1 reported.
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He will be sadly missed.
If things like this didn’t happen, subway surfing would not be considered dangerous.
i blame white supremacy!!!
Thirty-two, and he did an unbelievably irresponsible thing like that.
Just wow.
Bet he voted Democrat.
Do stupid things, win stupid prizes.
But,but, was he wearing a mask and had he gotten the clot shot?
Never mind, it was determined that he died from terminal COVID,
I hate to say, but will say, that the way things are nowadays, his family may well file lawsuits over this.
And the ambulance chasing attorneys will charge that there were gaps in safety on the subway system, which allowed for someone to climb up there and act like an idiot. They will charge there weren’t enough barriers to prevent this, nor warning signs telling people NOT to climb on top of the moving subway cars.
Well if at first you don’t succeed, so much for skydiving.
Bet he still does.
He chose poorly. And can only do that once.
Surfing on top of a train at 4:30 in the morning. Is this that new TikTok “Squished Like A Bug” challenge?
That’s a shame.
He died doing what he loved. As for my feeling... HAHAHAHA
Dumb ways to die...
The Engineer didnt miss him
This is probably something I would have done in my younger years, but probably not at 32. Although I have no doubt I could do it today and be ok. The point is the 32 year old was playing a dangerous young person’s game.
Well he won’t be pulling that stunt again.
If he didn’t previously he does now.
What men will do to impress women. Wow.
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