Man who was pulled into MRI machine in NY has died, police say

A man who was critically injured on July 16 after he entered an MRI room on Long Island in New York and was pulled into the machine by his chain necklace died the next day, the authorities said on July 18.

- Ryley Kirk and Aishvarya Kavi

NEW YORK —

The 61-year-old was wearing a "large metallic chain" around his neck when he entered the room at Nassau Open MRI in Westbury, New York, according to the Nassau County Police Department.

The man, whom police did not name, did not have authorization to enter the room, the police said. Being pulled into the machine made him have a medical episode, they said, without offering additional details.

He was taken to hospital, where he died the next day, the authorities said.