Upper East Side & Roosevelt Island

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Elderly Man Dies After Slipping on Ice While Walking on UES Street: NYPD

January 9, 2017 11:07am | Updated January 9, 2017 11:07am
An elderly man died Sunday after slipping on ice and hitting his head.
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UPPER EAST SIDE — An elderly man died Sunday after he slipped on ice while walking in the neighborhood, police said.

The 75-year-old man was near East 73rd Street and Second Avenue when he fell and banged his head on the sidewalk around 11:30 a.m., the NYPD said.

He was taken to Cornell Hospital where he died.

His identity had not been released by police pending family notification.

 

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