Man, 73, jumps to his death from the roof of a luxurious Manhattan building, a day after two more suicides
- A 73-year-old man fell to his death from the roof of a 63-story condominium tower at 50 West Street around 10:30 a.m. Thursday.
- His death comes just one day after a 91-year-old ex-Marine and a 66-year-old man ended their lives in similar ways.
- If you or a loved one need help, call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988
An elderly man jumped to his death from the roof of a luxury Manhattan apartment building on Thursday, marking the third suicide by an elderly person in the Big Apple in just 24 hours.
New York City police say the 73-year-old man fell from the roof of the 63-story condominium tower at 50 West Street around 10:30 a.m. and was found lying on the ground unconscious and unresponsive.
The unidentified man suffered “injuries indicative of a fall from an elevated position,” police said, and was pronounced dead at the scene.
It’s unclear if he was a resident of the 780-foot-tall apartment building, which offers sweeping views of Battery Park and the World Trade Center from its penthouse observation deck.
His death comes just one day after a 91-year-old ex-Marine and a 66-year-old man ended their lives in similar ways.
A 73-year-old man jumped to his death Thursday morning from the 780-foot-tall apartment building at 50 West Street in Manhattan.
Harold Tekel’s body was found early Wednesday outside a 35-story residential building overlooking Central Park.
Tekel was still married to 88-year-old Rochelle. The two shared three daughters.
On Wednesday, Harold ‘Harry’ Tekel, 91, fell to his death from the 17th floor of another luxury building in Manhattan further north.
His body was found earlier in the day outside the 35-story residential building overlooking Central Park, and he was also pronounced dead at the scene.
A white tarp covering the body was seen on the Seventh Avenue sidewalk.
Crews were seen on the block clearing the way and setting up a police cordon, as commuters headed to work on the busy Manhattan street.
Tekel, who lived in the building at 200 Central Park South, was still married to 88-year-old Rochelle, and the two shared three daughters.
A neighbor claimed the old man had tried “something similar” a couple of weeks ago, The New York Post reported.
A white tarp covering a body was seen on the sidewalk outside 200 Central Park South
Just hours earlier, a 66-year-old man jumped from the building at 160 West End Avenue just after 4:30 a.m.
He was transported to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
The man’s identity has not been released.
If you or a loved one need help, call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988.
