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Man Dies Rescuing Hat

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http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/680112.html

Man falls under Metromover, dies Posted on Wed, Sep. 10, 2008

BY TIM CHAPMAN AND LARRY LEBOWITZ tchapman@MiamiHerald.com

TIM CHAPMAN/MIAMI HERALD STAFF

A man who might have been trying to retrieve his wind-blown hat was crushed to death by a Metromover car Wednesday morning in Miami.

The Omni loop of the Metromover is currently closed, but the transit system is providing shuttle buses along the route, spokesman Manny Palmeiro said.

A witness told police the man fell onto the tracks at the 11th Street Station at Northeast 11th Street and Second Avenue about 5:45 a.m. when he bent over to get his hat, which had blown off his head. He died at the scene, police said.

However, the station is known as a place where homeless people sleep. It was not immediately clear whether the man might have spent the night under the platform and fell victim when the Metromover car -- one of the first trains of the morning -- started moving.

Miami-Dade police and the medical examiner's office are on the scene.

Metromover cars do not have drivers.

Submitted on 09/10/2008

Submitted by: Javier Antonio Quiñones Ortiz
Reference: miamiherald.com 09/10/08

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Bruce said:
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Whether he was homeless & slept there or just tried to retrieve his hat, it's not a good idea to go wandering on the tracks of an automated train system. Thanks, Javier.

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What Bruce said!

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