Man Falls To Death In Bronx Elevator Shaft

A man moving into an apartment in the Bronx fell into an empty elevator shaft and died. WABC 7 reports that Joseph Ryan and his wife were carrying a mattress to the elevator: "Eyewitness News is told the elevator doors opened, but the elevator was not there. Ryan, unaware of this, backed into the elevator without looking and he fell." He was pronounced dead at St. Barnabas Hospital around 1 a.m.; police are investigating.

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By Jen Chung in News on March 2, 2010 10:30 AM

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silver

Look before you cross the street. Look before you step onto an elevator.

Landlord will blame it on vandalism and no charges filed.

Stevennnn

What a way to go.

gimme

what a shaft

Guest

That sucks, but something about this story seems weird. If they're moving in, how did he fall from the first floor and die?

jamieob256

Maybe he fell from the first floor to the basement.

Polemicist

HBDC:

If you go to the Bronx, you will notice the topography is quite hilly. Many apartment buildings are constructed on terrain such that the "front door" is at a much higher elevation than the "back door".