LI teen ‘left to die’ after 50-foot fall down Queensboro Bridge shaft

NEW YORK (PIX11) — A 16-year-old boy rescued from the Queensboro Bridge after plunging 50 feet down a shaft was “left to die” when his friends allegedly ran off as he screamed for help, according to his family and a petition demanding the stunt be investigated. “Nobody deserves to be abandoned and left to die […]

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