Post by Logan on Feb 3, 2016 2:25:51 GMT -6
Elevator repairman died after being 'dragged upwards,' officials say
GUTTENBERG — A deceased elevator repairman did not fall down an elevator shaft but actually was dragged upward, according Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez.
The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office, which issued a press release Tuesday evening, is investigating the death of a 44-year-old elevator worker, who was performing "monthly maintenance on one of the elevators" in the luxury Galaxy residential complexes when he had an apparent accident, Suarez said.
The man, who officials did not name but said is from New Windsor, N.Y., "became entangled somehow between the elevator door and top portion of the elevator car and (was) dragged upwards," Suarez said.
The Guttenberg Police Department and North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue were dispatched to the Galaxy Towers at 7002 Boulevard East at approximately 7:30 a.m., officials said.
Read more: www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2016/02/elevator_repairman_died_after_being_dragged_up_off.html
GUTTENBERG — A deceased elevator repairman did not fall down an elevator shaft but actually was dragged upward, according Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez.
The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office, which issued a press release Tuesday evening, is investigating the death of a 44-year-old elevator worker, who was performing "monthly maintenance on one of the elevators" in the luxury Galaxy residential complexes when he had an apparent accident, Suarez said.
The man, who officials did not name but said is from New Windsor, N.Y., "became entangled somehow between the elevator door and top portion of the elevator car and (was) dragged upwards," Suarez said.
The Guttenberg Police Department and North Hudson Regional Fire and Rescue were dispatched to the Galaxy Towers at 7002 Boulevard East at approximately 7:30 a.m., officials said.
Read more: www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2016/02/elevator_repairman_died_after_being_dragged_up_off.html