Crime & Safety
Woman Found Hanged In Forest Hills Subway Station
Victim in her 20's, possibly homeless, according to police.
A 20-year-old woman was found dead in the women’s restroom at the on Monday afternoon, according to police.
The woman, who has yet to be identified, was found by a commuter who went into the women’s restroom on the plaza level of the station at around 2:45 p.m. Monday afternoon.
Emergency Medical personnel arrived shortly after and pronounced the young woman dead at the scene.
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said they have not been able to identify the victim, who was hanging from a water pipe in the bathroom by a rope. Investigators so far have been unable to find an address, or to locate possible family members, and said the victim might be homeless.
Workers in the station, including a stand vendor, said police had cordoned off the scene in the restroom shortly after the body was found.
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