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The woman who fell down a New York City manhole and died seconds after getting out of her Mercedes has been named as a much-loved grandmother.
Donike Gocaj was killed on Monday evening after parking her car outside Cartier's flagship store on Fifth Avenue and plunging into the open hole.
The 56-year-old, who lived in a $1.1 million home in Briarcliff Manor in Westchester County, was described as 'a loving mother to a son and daughter and a loving grandmother to two grandchildren,' according to a loved one who spoke to ABC7.
The tragedy happened outside Cartier's flagship New York store on Fifth Avenue around 11.20pm on Monday night.
Con Edison, which is responsible for the manhole and several others in the city, said no construction work was ongoing and it was investigating what happened.
A spokesman for the power company said the cover was found around 15 feet away.
they call her a grandmother in all the reports, but she was only young...56 years old... what a tragedy.....
it says it was unclear whether the fencing was erected after her death.... well a 2 year old could work out the answer tothat question
Photos from the scene show the Mercedes car still parked, with the manhole sitting just to the left of the driver's door.
It appeared to have been given a temporary plastic covering in the wake of the tragedy.
Awful final words of grandma who fell to her death down NYC manhole
The woman who fell down a New York City manhole and died seconds after getting out of her Mercedes has been named as a much-loved grandmother.
Donike Gocaj was killed on Monday evening after parking her car outside Cartier's flagship store on Fifth Avenue and plunging into the open hole.
The 56-year-old, who lived in a $1.1 million home in Briarcliff Manor in Westchester County, was described as 'a loving mother to a son and daughter and a loving grandmother to two grandchildren,' according to a loved one who spoke to ABC7.
The tragedy happened outside Cartier's flagship New York store on Fifth Avenue around 11.20pm on Monday night.
Con Edison, which is responsible for the manhole and several others in the city, said no construction work was ongoing and it was investigating what happened.
A spokesman for the power company said the cover was found around 15 feet away.
they call her a grandmother in all the reports, but she was only young...56 years old... what a tragedy.....
it says it was unclear whether the fencing was erected after her death.... well a 2 year old could work out the answer tothat question
Photos from the scene show the Mercedes car still parked, with the manhole sitting just to the left of the driver's door.
It appeared to have been given a temporary plastic covering in the wake of the tragedy.
Awful final words of grandma who fell to her death down NYC manhole
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