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Old 02-19-2018, 10:55 AM
 
Location: Harlem, NY
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A man jumped to his death from a Queens subway station early Monday morning, police said.

The 39-year-old man fell approximately 20 feet from the elevated portion of Roosevelt Ave-Jackson Heights subway station at 74th Street and Broadway just after 2 a.m., police said.

He was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, where he was pronounced dead.

The subway station serves E-, F-, M-, R- and 7-line trains.

https://nypost.com/2018/02/19/man-ju...ubway-station/
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Old 02-19-2018, 12:10 PM
 
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20 feet really isn't that high, only like falling from 2nd story height (depending on the building). Seems like a great way to get badly injured but not actually die.
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Old 02-19-2018, 12:11 PM
 
Location: New York, NY
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20 feet really isn't that high, only like falling from 2nd story height (depending on the building). Seems like a great way to get badly injured but not actually die.
Except the guy did die.
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Old 02-19-2018, 12:48 PM
 
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It's probably a little higher than 20 feet. At 2 am in the morning,who knows if he was drunk,got pushed, or took his own life? There are cameras on the platforms, I am sure they can see what really happened.

And yes,people have committed suicide off the platform, but they usually wait for the train to come into the station. They wait to do it during normal hours.
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Old 02-19-2018, 01:33 PM
 
Location: Manhattan
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20 feet really isn't that high, only like falling from 2nd story height (depending on the building). Seems like a great way to get badly injured but not actually die.
I agree.
Sounds pretty iffy for a suicide.
I wonder if they have completely ruled out ACCIDENT?
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Old 02-19-2018, 05:00 PM
 
Location: New Jersey!!!!
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His choice. Society can’t mitigate every danger or ill. Someone who wants to commit suicide will do so regardless.
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Old 02-19-2018, 06:57 PM
 
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What a well written story. What 4 sentences long?
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Old 02-19-2018, 07:05 PM
 
Location: New York City
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West Farms East Tremont or Broadway Junction are high enough for definite suicide.
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Old 02-19-2018, 07:12 PM
 
Location: Parkchester.
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West Farms East Tremont or Broadway Junction are high enough for definite suicide.
Waiting for the L train at the junction during rush hour is enough to make anyone want to off themselves.

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Old 02-19-2018, 07:29 PM
 
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It's probably a little higher than 20 feet. At 2 am in the morning,who knows if he was drunk,got pushed, or took his own life? There are cameras on the platforms, I am sure they can see what really happened.

And yes,people have committed suicide off the platform, but they usually wait for the train to come into the station. They wait to do it during normal hours.
It might be a tiny bit higher than 20 feet, but if you go to Google maps for 75th and Roosevelt, you'll see there's a clearance sign for 12 feet 6" for trucks. Where the truck would hit (maybe 12'6" or 13'6") doesn't look that much lower than where the bottom of the platform is. So I think adding 6 or 7 feet to where the clearance is to get to 20 feet for the platform is a good estimation.

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