A Google senior software engineer reportedly jumped to his death from the company’s New York City headquarters on Thursday.
The man’s identity has not been released but it’s reported he jumped to his death from the building’s 14th floor.
According to reports, officers responded to 911 calls of an unconscious man lying on the ground near a building on West 15th Street.
He was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital.
At this moment, it’s not confirmed if the man committed suicide.
Google engineer plunges to death from Chelsea HQ, months after employee suicide https://t.co/4ecvR7T1rZ pic.twitter.com/O74hKTJ3E4
— 1010 WINS (@1010WINS) May 5, 2023
Tragedy struck the Manhattan headquarters of #Google when a senior software engineer jumped to his death from the 14th floor of the search giant's headquartershttps://t.co/7akm0J1EZX
— Hindustan Times (@htTweets) May 5, 2023
Hindustan Times had further details:
Reports suggest, investigators found handprints on the ledge of a 14th-floor open-air terrace, leading them to believe that the man had jumped from there. However, they have not found any suicide note or video of the incident.
This incident comes just a few months after another Google employee, Jacob Pratt, was found dead in an apparent suicide. Pratt, who was 33 years old, was also a software engineer working at the Manhattan headquarters. He was found hanging in an apartment on West 26th Street and 6th Avenue in Chelsea on February 16th.
Google has not issued any statement regarding the incident as of now. However, the incident has once again brought to light the issue of mental health in the tech industry and the need to address it.
🆕Google engineer, 31, jumps to death in NYC; 2nd worker suicide in months – NYP https://t.co/BMwVMnHKqD #news #TheFOXposts
— The FOX Posts (@thefoxposts) May 5, 2023
The 31-year-old’s identity is being withheld until his family is notified.
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