{"id":1977776,"date":"2023-07-19T18:28:05","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T22:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tragedy-as-91-year-old-us-marine-vet-dies-by-jumping-from-new-york-city-high-rise\/"},"modified":"2023-07-19T18:31:30","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T22:31:30","slug":"tragedy-as-91-year-old-us-marine-vet-dies-by-jumping-from-new-york-city-high-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tragedy-as-91-year-old-us-marine-vet-dies-by-jumping-from-new-york-city-high-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"91-year-old US Marine veteran tragically dies after jumping from NYC high-rise."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a 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<\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Tragedy as\u200d 91-Year-Old\u200c US \u2064Marine\u200c Vet \u2062Dies\u2064 by Jumping\u2064 from New \u200cYork City High-Rise<\/h2>\n<p>A 91-year-old former Marine\u2064 died\u2063 Wednesday after \u2064jumping to \u200bhis death from \u2062a\u2062 New York \u200dCity luxury \u200chigh-rise\u2063 apartment.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cYes,\u2063 we\u2019re\u2062 incredibly\u200c sad,\u201d\u2018 Harold\u2063 Tekel\u2019s \u200cdaughter Terry \u2062told the\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12316077\/Former-Marine-91-jumps-luxury-Manhattan-apartment-block-just-Central-Park.html\" \u2064target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>\u2063 in \u200dan\u200b exclusive report.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tekel \u2063<a\u200c href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/actress-dies-assisted-suicide-revealing-persistent-neurological-condition-attributed-covid-booster-shot\/\" target=\"_blank\" \u2062rel=\"noopener\">leaped<\/a> from \u2064the \u206317th \u2063floor of the 35-story\u2062 building,\u200c which overlooks\u2062 Central Park, \u2064at around 7 \u2062a.m., \u2062the\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/07\/19\/man-91-jumps-to-death-from-nyc-building-overlooking-central-park-cops\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u200d rel=\"noopener\">New \u200cYork Post<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>He was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/landscaper-kills-homeless-mom-sleeping-in-ca-park-running-her-over-with-lawn-mower\/\" title=\"Homeless mother sleeping in CA park tragically killed by landscaper operating lawn mower.\">pronounced \u2064dead<\/a> \u200cat\u200b the\u2064 scene,\u2062 according to\u200b police.<\/p>\n<p>No <a\u200d href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/actor-dies-unexpectedly-age-28-no-foul-play-suspected\/\" \u2064target=\"_blank\" \u200crel=\"noopener\">foul \u2063play<\/a>\u2063 was \u200dsuspected.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, police said Tekel \u201chad \u200dapparently\u200b attempted \u2018something similar\u2019 a couple of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/politicians-activists-eye-parents-as-massive-interest-group-as-parents-start-to-organize\/\" title=\"Politicians, activists target organized parents as influential interest group.\">weeks\u2063 ago<\/a>,\u201d the\u200d Post\u200b reported.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe building, \u200c200 \u2063Central Park South, \u200dis one of\u200c the\u200d most desired\u200c residences in \u200cManhattan, as \u2063it\u2063 impressively \u2063faces\u2064 all of\u2064 the\u200b park\u200d to the north\u2062 with \u200cColumbus \u2063Circle \u2062one \u200cblock\u200c to\u200c the \u2062west,\u201d\u200c according to\u200b the Daily\u200b Mail.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Apartments \u200bin the building\u2062 are on \u200bthe \u2063market for as much as\u2064 $11.5\u2062 million, \u2062and \u200bsome of \u2063the \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tragedy-as-91-year-old-us-marine-vet-dies-by-jumping-from-new-york-city-high-rise\/\" title=\"91-year-old US Marine veteran tragically dies after jumping from NYC high-rise.\">smaller\u2064 units \u200drent<\/a>\u2062 for \u2062$14,500\u200b a \u200bmonth.<\/p>\n<p>The building \u2063has been \u200chome \u200bto a \u200cnumber of \u200bfamous\u2063 people, \u200cincluding \u200dactresses\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-hollywood-sex-symbol-raquel-welch-dies-82\/\"\u2062 target=\"_blank\"\u2063 rel=\"noopener\">Raquel Welch<\/a>, Doris\u200d Roberts \u2062and\u200c television\u2062 host Durward Kirby,\u2063 the Mail reported.<\/p>\n<p>Tekel \u2062lived in the \u200dbuilding with his\u200d 88-year-old \u200dwife, Rochelle.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily \u2062Mail said commuters \u200bon their way to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leaked-audio-espns-rachel-nichols-suggests-she-was-passed-over-for-being-white\/\" title=\"Leaked Audio: ESPN\u2019s Rachel Nichols Suggests She Was Passed Over For Being White\u00a0\">work passed<\/a> \u200cthe scene,\u200b where a\u200b white\u2064 tarp \u200bcovered\u2062 the\u2062 body as \u200cit \u200blay in \u2062a cordoned-off area \u2062of Seventh \u2064Avenue \u200dWednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Tekel\u2019s daughter \u200btold\u200b the\u200d outlet that her father\u2064 was\u200b \u201calways compassionate, optimistic and always \u200ckind with \u2062an \u2063incredible \u2062sense\u2062 of the\u2062 humorous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She \u200bfrequently\u200b posted tributes \u2062to\u2064 his father on <a \u200dhref=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/george-santos-federal-investigation-death-veterans-service-dog\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u200d rel=\"noopener\">Veteran\u2019s\u200c Day<\/a>\u2062 and\u200c other\u2062 occasions, expressing her \u2062pride \u2063in his service,\u2063 according\u200b to the report.<\/p>\n<p>Police \u200btold \u200cthe Post\u2064 just hours \u2064before Tekel died on Wednesday,\u2062 another person\u2063 had jumped \u2062to his \u200ddeath\u2064 from the \u2064sixth floor\u2063 of a \u2063nearby\u200d building at\u200b around\u2063 4:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2063 person was identified \u200donly \u200bas a\u2062 66-year-old man.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dPost listed suicide resource\u200d information for those\u200b struggling with \u2062suicidal thoughts\u200b or\u200d other mental \u200chealth issues, \u200dincluding the National \u2064<a \u200dhref=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kellie-picklers-husband-seemed-happy-celebratory-instagram-post-one-day-suicide\/\" \u200btarget=\"_blank\"\u200c rel=\"noopener\">Suicide<\/a> \u2062Prevention \u200dhotline\u2063 at 988.<\/p>\n<p>If \u200conline, \u200bgo \u200bto \u200dSuicidePreventionLifeline.org.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064post <a\u2062 rel=\"nofollow\"\u200d href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tragedy-91-year-old-us-marine-vet-dies-jumping-new-york-city-high-rise\/\">Tragedy \u2063as 91-Year-Old \u200cUS Marine \u200dVet\u200b Dies \u200cby Jumping\u200b from\u2062 New York \u200bCity \u200bHigh-Rise<\/a> appeared first\u2062 on <a\u200b rel=\"nofollow\"\u2063 href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 91-year-old ex-Marine tragically died by jumping from a luxury high-rise in NYC. Harold Tekel&#8217;s daughter, Terry, expressed deep sorrow over the incident. He leaped from the 17th floor of the 35-story building, offering a view of Central Park, at approximately 7 a.m. This news was reported exclusively by the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2022,"featured_media":1977778,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1977776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1977776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2022"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1977776"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1977776\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1977778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1977776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1977776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1977776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}