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Man Decapitated After 'Surfing' on F Train, Police Say

 A man was found under an F train at the West Fourth Street station, police said.
A man was found under an F train at the West Fourth Street station, police said.
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DNAinfo/Danielle Tcholakian

GREENWICH VILLAGE — A man was found decapitated under an F train at the West 4th Street subway station this weekend, police said.

Police said the man had been "surfing," or riding on the outside of a train, before his death. The age or identity of the man has not yet been released, but he is believed to have been riding on a southbound F train.

A 911 call alerted police that a man was under a subway car inside the train tunnel about 3:11 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3, police said.

When officers arrived, they found the man decapitated under the train, police said.

Police said the man was pronounced dead at the scene, and the medical examiner will determine the cause of death.

A police investigation into the incident is ongoing, the NYPD said.