Posted on 11/26/2004 3:54:54 PM PST by SmithL
NEW YORK -- A man jumped to his death Friday from the 86th-floor observation deck at the Empire State Building, one of Manhattan's busiest tourist destinations, police said.
The apparent suicide forced police to briefly close the landmark on Fifth Avenue to tourists in New York for the holiday weekend.
The man apparently climbed over a security fence that encloses the observation deck before leaping off. He hit a landing on the sixth floor, where he died instantly, police said.
No identification was found on his body.
At least 31 other people have committed suicide at the Empire State Building since it opened in 1931. More than 3.8 million people visit the tourist attraction each year, according to the building's Web site.
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Another Kerry supporter commits suicide.
Kerry supporter?
The recount is not going well
Ya think?
-ccm
Those Democrat....always leaping before looking.
Oh gross. Isn't there an easier way to go?
And who is going to pay for the cleaning of that sixth floor landing?
I've never understood suicide in the first place, but the those who choose to make their demise public completley baffle me. Just take a pill and leave a note.
Leni
The Fall in New York can be quite lovely . . .
What time was this? I just walked right past there, at about 4:45.
I wonder what the last thing that went through his mind was besides cement?
Do you think he was scraped with a shovel from the floor??? (/sarc)
---especially jumpers, who usually pose a threat to those below--
If he was going to jump I guess that's what would happen.
SIDS - Sudden Impact Death Syndrome
They had a story on it on the New York Post Website
It was under 'Breaking News"
(Couldn't resist---but there it was!)
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