New York Grandmother Dies After Being ‘Boiled’ in Steam-Filled Midtown Manhole
- Donike Gocaj, 56, died after falling about 10 feet into an uncovered Con Edison manhole in Midtown Manhattan, suffering scald burns, inhalation thermal injury, and blunt force trauma.
- The New York City Medical Examiner ruled Gocaj's death an accident caused by severe burns and blunt force trauma from the fall into the manhole.
- Con Edison stated a multi-axle truck dislodged the manhole cover about 12 minutes before Gocaj parked nearby, and authorities have reviewed surveillance footage to investigate the incident.
- Witnesses reported dangerous conditions inside the manhole including intense heat and boiling water; despite rescue attempts, Gocaj was pronounced dead at a hospital later.
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NYC Grandmother Fell Into an Open Manhole on Her Way to Work and Nobody Is Talking About Who Left It Open
Donika Gocaj left for work Monday night and never came home. Now the beloved Briarcliff Manor grandmother is dead at 56 because someone left a manhole uncovered in the middle of Midtown Manhattan. What happened to her should be front-page news for a month. A NYC Grandmother Boiled Alive in Front of the Cartier Store […]
Autopsy: Donike Gocaj Died From Steam Scalds, Blunt Force Trauma After Midtown Manhole Fall
An autopsy has determined that a woman who fell into an open manhole in Midtown Manhattan earlier this week died from a combination of extreme heat exposure and injuries suffered in the fall, according to New York City medical officials. The city medical examiner ruled the death of Donike Gocaj, 56, an accident. A spokesperson for the office said the woman’s cause of death was a combination of scald burns with inhalational thermal injury and blu…
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