Empire State Building Jumper Identified As Yale Student

Courant.com ^ | 3/31/2010 | N/A

[raybbr]

A man who jumped off the Empire State building in New York City Tuesday has been identified as a 21-year-old Yale University student.

Cameron Dabaghi was a junior at Berkeley College, according to university spokesman Thomas Conroy. He was from Austin, Texas.

"Yale is extending support to Cameron's family, roommates and friends at this most difficult time," he said.

The master and dean of the college are meeting with students today to mourn together and comfort one another, Conroy said. Counselors from Yale University Health services have gone to the college and are available "around the clock" for any students or other members of the community.

"The university will inform students and others of additional opportunities to remember Cameron as plans are finalized," Conroy said.

Officers were dispatched to 34th Street and Fifth Avenue at 6:19 p.m.. Dabaghi was pronounced dead at the scene.

[Doogle]

smart

[RFEngineer]

“Dabaghi was pronounced dead at the scene.”

This is the kind of medical expertise we’ll be getting under Obama Care.

Condolences to the family.....

[mgstarr]

Dabaghi was pronounced dead at the scene.

I would certainly think so.

[OwenKellogg]

Ivy League All-Star

[Carley]

How tragic that a young person thinks they have nothing to live for.

[raybbr]

From his Facebook page...

RIP

[SkyDancer]

We had a case here where a motorcyclist went around an RV and got slammed head on by a truck. The person who witnessed the accident called 911. The operator asked if the guy was dead. Yep, head on one side of the street, body on the other. But is he dead the operator asked. I guess it was because of who the responder is - but asking if he’s dead when it was reported his head was detached????

[Gay State Conservative]

Golden Gate Bridge...Empire State Building...you can't make a much bigger splash (no pun intended) than that.My question...how do you jump off the ESB? They have suicide fencing surrounding the observation deck that Spiderman would have trouble overcoming!

[Menehune56]

I’m just glad he didn’t take out an innocent pedestrian on the street.

[OwenKellogg]

>> My question...how do you jump off the ESB? <<

If we knew the answer to that, we coulda got into Yale.

[mlocher]

Yep, head on one side of the street, body on the other.

Dispatcher: "Has anyone thought to give him mouth to mouth resuscitation?"

[1010RD]

That comment is bush league.

[SkyDancer]

Nobody had a CPR card so if something happened where he couldn’t be revived they’d get sued .... LOL

[Fido969]

I guess it was because of who the responder is - but asking if he’s dead when it was reported his head was detached????

Well, you never know - maybe the motorcyclist was a liberal?

[jimbo123]

Stupid selfish bastard could have killed people on the street. I was on 34th and 5th avenue yesterday when he jumped.

[SparkyBass]

"Well, you never know - maybe the motorcyclist was a liberal?"

then the head would have been found inserted into his...

[MinuteGal]

His last name is Dagbaghi.

I'll take a wild guess that he's Irani.

Leni

[Izzy Dunne]

But is he dead the operator asked.

Operator: "I just want to be sure he's dead"

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... BANG!

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Caller: Yep, he's dead.

[rednesss]

"How tragic that a young person thinks they have nothing to live for."

He probably got a glimpse of his future financial obligations under ObamaCare and decided working for 50 years and being a virtual slave to the state wasn't worth it.