NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Two men in their 60s jumped to their deaths in New York City just over eight hours apart, police said Thursday.
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In the first incident, a 69-year-old man — who police told the New York Post was suffering from a terminal illness — jumped from a co-op apartment building on East 12th Street near Second Avenue in the East Village around 11:45 p.m. Wednesday.
The man was found unconscious, unresponsive and was pronounced dead at 11:55 p.m.
In Brooklyn, a 61-year-old man leapt to his death from an apartment building on Eastern Parkway near Washington Avenue at around 8:30 a.m. Thursday, police said.
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