A Manhattan woman was found dead in a plastic storage container in the Bronx Friday afternoon, police said. Police made the shocking discovery just before 2 p.m. in the Highbridge section, four blocks from Yankee Stadium, according to the NYPD. Police said Nissa Walcott, 35, of the Upper East Side, was found unconscious and unresponsive in the container across the street from a storage unit on University Street 950. Medical officials were working to determine how she died. A police officer walks near where Nyssa Walcott was found dead inside…
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A New York City basketball character was killed when Bentley walked into the Call Me Gaby Cafe in Miami Beach
Police and friends said Friday that a New York City native known to the local basketball community was killed when a Bentley broke into an outdoor cafe in Florida. Miami Beach police have identified Gary Prince, 67, as the man who died when an elderly woman trying to stop her luxury car accelerated — causing the car to smash into Call Me Gaby-goers in the South Beach section of Miami Beach shortly after 6 p.m. Thursday. Prince’s friends Local WSVN-TV . said That their friend, a chiropractor, has worked with…
Read MoreWoman crushed to death by iron at gym in Mexico City
A horrifying video captures the moment a woman is crushed to death by a 400-pound barbell – in front of her daughter – at a gym in Mexico City. The 42-year-old mum was working out Monday at a fitness club in the Peralview neighborhood, where a burly man was seen adjusting plates before she reached her status, I mentioned the mirror. But the woman loses control of the iron rod which drops and crushes her neck and kills her instantly, according to the outlet quoted by Newsflash. Surveillance video captured…
Read MoreMagnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Indonesia’s Sumatra island, at least two people are killed
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck inland near the western coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Friday, killing at least two people and causing tremors to be felt in neighboring Singapore and Malaysia, officials and witnesses said. The earthquake, which was not likely to trigger a tsunami, caused residents to flee buildings in some areas including the city of Padang in West Sumatra province, and even caused evacuations in Malaysia. “We continue to monitor and advise people to stay alert,” Dwikorita Karnawati, head of Indonesia’s geophysics…
Read MoreAn elderly Florida woman drives into restaurants, killing one and injuring six
One person was killed and six others were injured when a car crashed into the outdoor dining area of a Florida coffee shop Thursday night, according to police. An elderly woman behind the wheel was trying to park parallel but accelerated, sending the car to patrons Call Me Gaby in the South Beach section of Miami Beach shortly after 6 p.m. The police said. Among the wounded was a child, He said watch WPLG. Images of the scene shared on social media showed a large emergency response along busy Washington…
Read MoreTexas skydiving instructor dies after parachute fails to open
Authorities and company officials said a skydiving instructor died in Texas when his parachute did not open during a tandem jump. Company officials said Sunday that the victim, whose identity was not immediately released, was “seriously” injured in a tandem jump Saturday afternoon at Skydive Houston in Waller, where he was taken to hospital. The company said the student trainer was flown to hospital with “serious” injuries, but was expected to survive. Jumps are currently suspended pending local law enforcement and [Federal Aviation Administration] investigations.” The coach’s parachute during the…
Read MoreNew York City subway trains hit two people, killing one, within hours, NYPD says
Police said one person was killed and another injured when they were hit by subway trains in two separate accidents in Manhattan that occurred within hours on Saturday evening. Police said a man walking along the subway was hit and killed on three trains near 50th Street. Police said the man was walking along the highway around 10:30 p.m. when he was hit by a southbound train. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police are investigating where a man was killed on a 50th Street subway on Saturday.Christopher Sadowsky…
Read MoreMy mother was killed by the fall of a tombstone in the Staten Island Cemetery
A mother of five was killed on Staten Island when a massive tombstone fell on her while she was working at Graniteville Cemetery, according to a lawsuit. Elvira Navarro, 53, was tending graves at Baron Hirsch Cemetery on October 28 when the fatal accident occurred. A 2,000-pound memorial was brought down while Navarro was working alongside her son, Anthony Rosales, according to court papers and family attorney Joshua Skillman. It is unclear exactly how or where the accident occurred at the 80-acre cemetery. Employed to a third party, Navarro and…
Read MoreAustralian shark victim identifies as a committed diving instructor
The man who was killed in a horrific attack by a great white shark in Australia has been identified as a British diving instructor who was practicing charity swimming – and about to marry his “dream girl”. Simon Nelist, 35, was shot to death on Wednesday in the videotaped attack by the 15-foot predator at Buchan Point in Malabar, southeast Sydney, according to local reports. The 6-foot-5 ocean lover – a former member of the Royal Air Force – was swimming at Little Bay Beach when he was attacked just…
Read MoreFlorida judge blocks publication of records on Bob Saget’s death
A Florida judge issued a temporary injunction to Bob Saget’s family on Wednesday to prevent the release of photos and records related to an investigation into his fatal head injury. The decision came a day after Saget’s widow and her three daughters sued Florida officials to block the distribution of evidence in the case, after a medical examiner ruled that the storyboard fell to his sudden death last month in a hotel room in Orlando. Orange County Circuit Court Judge Vincent Chiu agreed to temporarily halt the release of the…
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