Brooklyn bakery worker found dead in walk-in freezer, apparently trapped inside

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NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – A worker was found dead in a walk-in freezer at a Brooklyn bakery on Thursday morning, apparently after getting locked inside overnight, police said.

The grim discovery was made at Beigel’s Bakery at Avenue D and E. 56th Street in an industrial corner of East Flatbush around 8:45 a.m.

The 33-year-old man was found unresponsive in the freezer by co-workers.

The devastating discovery was made at Beigel's Bakery in East Flatbush on Thursday morning
The devastating discovery was made at Beigel's Bakery in East Flatbush on Thursday morning. Photo credit Google Street View

He was declared dead at 9 a.m. and has not yet been identified.

He had no signs of trauma to his body, police said.

The medical examiner will determine how he died, but workers told police it appears he was accidentally trapped inside the freezer for hours overnight.

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