Teen falls to death in Brooklyn photography accident, sources say

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – A teenage boy fell to his death while attempting to take pictures on top of a cellphone tower in Brooklyn on Friday, police sources told PIX11 News Friday evening.

Police responded to a 911 call for help around 1:15 p.m. near Kent Avenue and North 10th Street, close to Bushwick Inlet Park, a popular Brooklyn park that serves as the focal point of the Greenpoint-Williamsburg Waterfront.

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A 16-year-old boy had climbed a cell tower to take pictures. Police sources say that at some point, the teen fell from an elevated position.

The teen was taken to a local hospital by Emergency Medical Services, where he was pronounced dead by hospital staff, authorities said…

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