A man was pronounced dead after jumping into the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir in Central Park around 90th street on Tuesday afternoon, the Daily News reported.
The 27-year-old was from the Bronx but authorities had not released his name.
The following footage shows rescue workers at the scene:
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I’ve been waiting to find out some news about this since I came across about a dozen emergency vehicles on the bike loop early this afternoon. A firefighter told me that they had removed a body from the reservoir.
Is there any more info on this story? was it a suicide? could he not swim? is the reservoir sudden death to all those that come in contact?
Presumably, the railing would make an accidental fall into the reservoir highly unlikely. And how often do people jump-in for fun?
So how likely would any explanation other than suicide be in a case like this?
Nonetheless, the questions James asked seem like good ones. One has to wonder just what would kill someone who plunged into the reservoir (at least during mild weather such as this).
This was in The Daily News.
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx-man-dies-jumps-central-park-reservoir-article-1.2370151
Thanks. Just fyi, this article was linked in the story itself.
I have seen very little information, James.
It is presumed to be a suicide and, you know, hospitals are not permitted to divulge patient information.
For what it’s worth, below is link to a short Daily News article. It has not been updated since early this morning.
I learned from one of the postings there that our water doesn’t come from this reservoir.
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx-man-dies-jumps-central-park-reservoir-article-1.2370151
I think hospitals can divulge patient information in cases where the patient has died. Isn’t that true in at least some cases?
David, this is what I gleaned from visiting two ahima.org sites:
“The federal law does extend a person’s privacy rights into death, but it also explicitly requires facilities to release records to authorized individuals.”
“In the final rule, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommended suspending the privacy rights of patients 50 years after the date of their death. According to the final rule, this was done to “balance the privacy interest of living relatives or other affected individuals with a relationship to the decedent.”
To use an example, David, I believe that, to this day, the cause of death of the late Andy Rooney stills remains confidential.
This may be a dumb question. It’s not a rhetorical one:
What is the purpose of the helicopter above the reservoir?
The helicopter is used to help locate a person in the water. In certain situations it offers a unique vantage point that rescue crews on the ground would not have. Many public safety helicopters are equipped with thermal imagery equipment that could be used in certain conditions.
Thanks, Mark.
Often, when I encounter a rescue of any type in NYC, I’m so amazed by the technology, equipment, ingenuity and skills that we have developed.
Last year, fireman rescued an unconscious man on 66th street who was lying on his stomach. Ignorantly, I thought that they would turn him around. No. They placed a stretcher over his back, tied it, and then gently rolled it upright.
Just guessing but I believe helicopters are part of water rescue teams in case someone is too far from shore/edge to be reached quickly enough by boat or swimming. In some cases they can also help locate victims that can’t be seen from shore by view from above.
Should we be boiling our drinking water !
lol. our water in this massive city is not even partially supplied by this tiny reservoir. Enormous upstate reservoirs provide the delicious water we drink here.
Our drinking water does not come from this reservoir.
This was a really good friend of mines. He actually took his own life due to things he was dealing with. He was a living person. None of us seen this coming he has a daughter who takes pride in raising and being a great father too. My community is hurting. And trying to find ways to raises suicide awareness. Tay u are truly missed we love u
Kye, I’ve been in your shoes. In 1981, after his senior prom, my childhood best friend Danny McLaughlin drowned in the reservoir.
He and a few friends were swimming in it. The police found them and got them out but Danny jumped back in and drowned. He did not commit suicide; he was a thrill seeker. I’m still close with his mom. We both grew up on 96th and Madison. I’m so sorry for your loss.
I’m so sorry for your loss, Kye.
RIP Tay we love and miss you dearly your a great person and father if anyone has any information the family would like to see or have it my email is Marilyn93rd@aol.com