NJ man killed trying to climb NYC’s Four Seasons Hotel

An investigation revealed Cummings was climbing the 52-story building, which overlooks Central Park, with photography equipment, along with an 18-year-old man from New Jersey, police said. Cummings slipped as he took panoramic photos in the rain, and fell to a rooftop on the 43rd floor.

The matter was not deemed suspicious in nature and there are no charges pending for the 18-year-old, police said. When trying to locate his friend on the other side of the scaffolding, the man realized that his older friend had disappeared.

The hotel said in a statement, “The safety and security of our guests, patrons and employees is a top priority for us”. He was pronounced dead at the scene, cops said.

They were not guests at the hotel, but somehow managed to get access to the scaffolding.

“The whole family is here We just had a tragedy”, he said. “I mean, he’s a young kid, he’s a good kid, they weren’t drinking or anything, they were taking a picture”, said Kate Gentile, the victim’s aunt. “I don’t know how it happened”. Thrill-seekers often attempt to climb buildings using scaffolding, albeit most take extreme precautions.

A college student was killed while trying to climb a New York City landmark on Wednesday night.