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Woman dies after falling into open manhole in Manhattan

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/manhole-cartier-manhattan-new-york-b2979647.htmlhttps://nypost.com/2026/05/19/us-news/woman-falls-into-open-manhole-in-midtown-dies-from-her-injuries-nypd/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/19/new-york-manhole-death-manhattan
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Woman dies after falling into open manhole in Manhattan Open in Independent.co.uk
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  • A 56-year-old woman died after falling into an uncovered Manhattan manhole in a high-traffic area near Cartier and Nike on Fifth Avenue, raising urgent street-safety questions.
  • Video indicates the manhole cover was dislodged by a truck about 12 minutes before the fall, signaling a rapid sequence of events in a busy Midtown corridor.
  • Rescue attempts drew frantic bystanders as they tried to lower someone into the hole, highlighting community responses during urban emergencies.

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