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Two Teens Charged After Queensboro Bridge Fall in Apparent Social-Media Stunt

Police say the investigation continues into peers' conduct following leaked videos.

First responders rescued the teen, who was suffering from hypothermia, from the narrow shaft on the lower level of the bridge near its Queens entryway about 9 p.m. Monday, FDNY Deputy Chief Nicholas Corrado said. (NYC.gov via FDNY)
The Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge is seen above a soccer field on Roosevelt Island on June 17, 2023.
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Overview

  • Police arrested a 14-year-old on reckless endangerment and criminal trespass charges and a 15-year-old on criminal trespass in the incident earlier this week.
  • Family identified the victim as 16-year-old Frankie Allocca of Lynbrook, who suffered brain and spinal injuries and is expected to recover, according to his mother.
  • Officials said Allocca fell about 50 feet into a roughly 3-by-3-foot shaft over Roosevelt Island and spent hours trapped, becoming hypothermic.
  • FDNY located him after spotting a shoe and blood and executed a confined-space rescue using ropes and a Spec-Pak, deploying about 75 members.
  • Authorities said initial 911 guidance came from a young woman who saw circulating videos, while investigators examine reports that other teens recorded the fall and left without calling for help.