Man dies after falling down elevator shaft of abandoned Detroit hospital, police say Happened at site of former Southwest Detroit Hospital
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DETROIT – A man has died after falling down an elevator shaft inside an abandoned hospital in Detroit.
A group of people went inside the former Southwest Detroit Hospital building in the 2400 block of 20th Street at about 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 12, according to police.
One of them, only identified by police as an adult male, fell down an elevator shaft and died. Police say a medical examiner will determine the official cause of death.
The investigation is ongoing.
No other information has been released at this time.
The site of the former hospital, which has been empty since 2007, is set to be demolished for the construction of a new stadium for the Detroit City Football Club.
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