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Man, 34, dies after fall down NYC elevator shaft

A 34-year-old man who tried to exit a stuck elevator died after falling five stories down a Brooklyn elevator shaft.

Police say the man had been trying to jump out of a disabled elevator car when his clothing caught on something.

The man was unconscious and unresponsive when emergency responders brought him to Bellevue Hospital Center. He was pronounced dead at around 3:30 a.m. Sunday,...

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