From USA Today: A man who was violently sucked into an MRI machine by a metal chain around his neck has died, police in New York said.
The man was wearing a large metallic chain around his neck, which caused him to be drawn into the machine, the Nassau County Police Department said in a news release. The incident took place at the Nassau Open MRI medical facility in the village of Westbury on the North Shore of Long Island.
Police responded to the facility just after 4:30 p.m. on July 16. At the scene, witnesses told officers a 61-year-old man “entered an unauthorized M.R.I. room while the scan was in progress,” police said.
The press release posted by the police department reads:
The Homicide Squad reports the details of a Serious Aided that occurred on Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 4:34 pm in Westbury.
According to Detectives, officers responded to a 911 call for an aided at the Nassau Open MRI located at 1570 Old Country Road. Upon arrival, officers were informed that a male, 61, entered an unauthorized Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) room while the scan was in progress.
The male victim was wearing a large metallic chain around his neck causing him to be drawn into the machine which resulted in a medical episode. The Nassau County Police Department responded to assist the aided where he was transported to a local area hospital. He is listed in critical condition.
The investigation is ongoing.
**UPDATE** The above listed victim has succumbed to his injuries and was declared deceased by a hospital physician on Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 2:36 p.m.
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— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) July 19, 2025
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