Man Falls From Lower East Side Balcony, Dies
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A 28-year-old man died Sunday morning after falling from a balcony on the Lower East Side, police said.
The incident happened around 2:30 a.m. at 38 Delancey St.
The man was attending a small party at an apartment in the building, 1010 WINS' Roger Stern reported. According to building security, he sat on a railing facing the building and fell backward, landing on another balcony two stories below and striking his head on the floor. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Man Falls From Lower East Side Balcony, Dies
A security guard said the victim appeared to be drunk when he arrived at the building -- so much so that security warned the host.
"We opened the door. He came in, walking wobbly," security supervisor Christian Rivera told Stern.
