Museum visitor, 34, jumps to his death at the Whitney

Man Dies in Whitney Museum Fall

A 34-year-old man died after a fall from the Whitney Museum of American Art in Manhattan on Wednesday, July 30. Police responded to a 911 call at around 5:26pm, the New York Police Department (NYPD) told Hyperallergic. Upon arrival at 99 Gansevoort Street, they found the man “unconscious and unresponsive on the sidewalk outside the location with injuries indicative of falling from an elevated position.” Police could not confirm whether the man f…

Museum visitor, 34, jumps to his death at the Whitney

“We are devastated that a visitor lost their life. Our thoughts are with their family and friends, and with our staff, visitors and neighbors who were nearby when it occurred,” the Whitney said.

Museum visitor commits su!cide by jumping to his de@th - Newsy People

A 34-year-old man jumped to his de@th from the Whitney Museum in Manhattan, U.S. on Wednesday afternoon, July 30.  The unidentified man was found on Gansevoort Street outside the Chelsea art museum just before 5:30 p.m., suffering from “injuries indicative of falling from an elevated position,” according to the NYPD.  EMS declared the man de@d at the scene, cops said.  According to sources, the man committed su!cide by jumping from a perch at th…

Man Dies in Fall from Whitney Museum

A visitor to the Whitney Museum of American Art died on July 30 after falling from a height at the New York institution. The NYPD, responding to a 911 call to the museum around 5:30 p.m., shortly before it closed, discovered a thirty-four-year-old man “unconscious and unresponsive” in the nine-story building’s plaza, “with injuries indicative of falling […]

Person Dies After Jumping from Whitney Museum

An unidentified individual died after jumping from the Whitney Museum on Wednesday evening, shortly before the museum closed.