Google engineer plunges to death from Chelsea HQ, months after employee suicide

 The Manhattan Google headquarters is seen on January 25, 2021 in New York City.
The Manhattan Google headquarters is seen on January 25, 2021, in New York City. Photo credit Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A senior software engineer at Google plunged to his death from the company's headquarters in Chelsea late Thursday, according to police and a report.

The 31-year-old victim, whose identity remains unclear at this time, fell from the search engine's building at 111 Eighth Ave. around 11:30 p.m., cops said.

Officers responded to a report of an unconscious person lying on the ground near a building on West 15th Street, directly across from the headquarters.

He was rushed to NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, where he died.

Sources told the New York Post that handprints were found on the ledge of a 14th-floor open-air terrace, where the man is believed to have plummeted from in the suspected suicide.

Investigators reportedly discovered neither a note nor a video of the fatal fall.

The death follows the suspected suicide of Jacob Pratt, a 33-year-old Google employee who also worked at the Manhattan headquarters, in February.

If you are in a crisis or have a family member or friend who needs help, you are not alone. Contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988.

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