Westchester Woman Dies After Falling into Uncovered Manhole in Midtown

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A 56-year-old woman from Westchester County stepped out of her parked Mercedes-Benz on East 52nd Street and fell nearly 10 feet into an uncovered Con Edison utility hole around 11:20 p.m. May 18. First responders found her unconscious inside the open manhole and rushed her to New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. She later died from her injuries. Con Edison has launched an investigation into why the cover was missing.

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