Death Of Woman Found In Chelsea Trash Chute Believed To Be Accidental
Brooklyn's Jaclyn Elmquist, 24, is believed to have fallen down the garbage chute and no foul play is suspected, police told Patch Sunday. Jaclyn Elmquist, a 24-year-old Brooklyn woman, was found dead in a trash compactor in the basement of a Chelsea building on Friday afternoon. She is believed to have fallen down the garbage chute and no foul play is suspected. Surveillance footage shows her stumbling down 28th Street as she attempted to open multiple doors. Elmquist did not live in the building where her body was found. An X user identified as Elmquist's cousin shared a missing person flyer on the platform, stating that Elmquist had been missing since leaving a work party and did not come home or show up for work Friday morning. The medical examiner will determine the cause of death.
Published : 5 months ago by Cailin Loesch in Tech
CHELSEA, NY — The 24-year-old Brooklyn woman found dead in a trash compactor in the basement of a Chelsea building Friday afternoon is believed to have fallen down the garbage chute and no foul play is suspected, police told Patch Sunday.
Surveillance video obtained by NBC4 New York shows the woman, identified as Jaclyn Elmquist, stumbling down 28th Street late Thursday evening as she attempted to open multiple doors.
Elmquist did not live in the building where she was discovered, according to the outlet.
An X user who identified themself as Elmquist's cousin shared a missing person flyer on the platform Friday evening, saying that Elmquist had been missing since leaving a work party in Manhattan Thursday evening and did not come home or show up for work Friday morning. The investigation is ongoing and Elmquist's cause of death will be determined by the medical examiner, police told Patch.
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