Woman, 23, died after plunging from the fourth floor of NYC building after ‘acting
Woman, 23, who died after plunging from the fourth floor of an NYC building after stopping to visit a gallery on the first floor was ‘acting erratically’ before she jumped
- The woman was visiting New York at the time of the tragedy on Saturday
- She fell from the fourth floor of the building on Walker Street in Tribeca after visiting Bortolami art gallery below at about 5pm
- The 23-year-old was rushed to Bellevue Hospital but was pronounced dead
A woman who plunged to her death from a building in New York was behaving ‘erratically’ before leaping from a fourth-floor window.
The 23-year-old’s identity is yet to be confirmed but police said she was visiting New York when the tragedy occurred.
She initially stopped by the Bortolami art gallery which occupies the first two floors of the five-story building on Walker Street in Tribeca, sources told the New York Post.
The tourist then made her way to the higher floors, usually only accessible to residents of the building, before throwing herself out of a window on the fourth floor.
She reportedly plunged to her death into the back garden, with the source adding that she was behaving ‘erratic’.
The woman initially stopped by the Bortolami art gallery which occupies the first two floors of the five-story building on Walker Street in Tribeca before plunging to her death
‘She was acting erratic. She ripped the blinds down, opened the window and jumped out,’ she said.
Authorities confirmed that they found the woman unconscious just after 5pm and rushed her to Bellevue Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
‘On Saturday, June 3, 2023 at approximately 1711 hours police responded to a 911 call of an unconscious person at 45 Walker Street within the confines of the 1st Precinct,’ a spokesman for the NYPD told DailyMail.com.
‘Upon officers observed a 23-year-old female unconscious and unresponsive. The aided has injuries indicative of a fall from an elevated position.
‘EMS transported to Bellevue Hospital where she was pronounced deceased and the New York City Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death.
‘The identification of the deceased is pending family notification.’
The 23-year-old made her way to the higher floors, usually only accessible to residents of the building, before throwing herself out of a window on the fourth floor
Dozens of police, firefighters and emergency services were at the scene, but neighbors were unaware of what happened
The source added that the stairs are open when the gallery is open, allowing visitors to walk up from the first to the second floor.
Dozens of police, firefighters and emergency services were at the scene but neighbors were unaware of what happened.
‘I couldn’t sleep last night because I kept thinking of someone jumping. I’m still in shock right now,’ the source said.
Despite the doors being opened up, visitors are still not allowed up to the fourth floor, which has apartments worth up to $2.5million.
It is unclear if the woman’s family or next of kin have been informed of her death.