This is a sad incident.
Horrifying video emerged showing the moment a 30-year-old man pictured above, was crushed to death by a malfunctioning elevator at a Manhattan luxury high-rise rental building.
The incident occurred Thursday morning at Manhattan Promenade – a 23-story building at 344 Third Ave. near East 26th Street in Kips Bay.
As seen in the video, one person safely exited the elevator before the victim became trapped and crushed to death by the elevator
Watch the video below (Warning: Graphic)
According to StreetEasy, luxury 183-unit building, built in the late 1990s, has a 24-hour doorman and many apartments are complete with balconies or terraces.
One-bedroom apartments at the building are currently on the market for up to $3,695 a month. The deceased, identified as Sam Waisbren, was believed to be a resident of the building.
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