Crime & Safety

Fatal Fall From LIRR Garage

Police say man died after plunge from roof

A man who fell from the roof of the parking garage at the Long Island Rail Road station died Thursday afternoon.

The fall, which occurred about 12:46 p.m., was not considered criminal, Suffolk Police said. He died at Stony Brook University Medical Center.

A witness said a helicopter landed near the station to airlift the man for medical treatment. Other witnesses said the fall occurred on the eastern end of the north garage.

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