Young Man Commits Suicide By Jumping From Vessel In New York

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

Before the astonished gaze of those present, a first-year university student killed himself by jumping into the void from the 16-story structure called Vessel located in New York's new Hudson Yards neighborhood.

According to local media, the tragic event occurred on Saturday after 5:30 p.m., when the popular spiral-shaped structure was still open to the public.

According to the New York Post, the deceased was identified as Peter DeSalvo, 19, a student at Sacred Heart University in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, where he was part of the rugby team.

His former high school coach, Simon Perry, told the newspaper that DeSalvo was the only child and that his parents "are the kindest people" you can meet. “I was doing very well at school. I was playing rugby at Sacred Heart, "he added.

Police reports obtained by People indicate that the video of the moment and witnesses point out that the teenager was alone when "he climbed a railing and jumped from the sixth floor."

After the incident, the authorities asked those present to leave the structure, which they did in the middle of a shocking silence, according to witnesses.

Since opening to the public in May 2019, this futuristic vessel-shaped work of art by English architect Thomas Heatherwick has become one of the city's top tourist attractions. It is 45 meters high and has 2,500 steps.