Woman is decapitated after jumping to her death in front of horrified wedding guests

A woman was tragically decapitated in front of a wedding party after plunging to her death in Manhattan.

The 80-year-old woman reportedly jumped to her death from an Upper East Side apartment building last Saturday.

The tragedy unfolded in Manhattan. Credit: Spencer Platt/Getty

The woman, who has not yet been identified, leaped from the 20th floor of the upscale Park Regis Apartments around 3:30PM, according to the NYPD, cited by the New York Post.

Witnesses at the scene reported that her body struck part of the building, which is lined with balconies, causing her to become entangled before being decapitated.

“I pulled up just as she was laying there, she had no head,” a resident of the building told the New York Post. “The head and the arm were clean cut off on the other side, they ended up on the terrace.”

Authorities have yet to release the victim’s identity or provide details about a possible motive for her death.

Witnesses noted that her clothes were found stuck on a fence near the base of the building, which had been bent from the force of her fall.

“Everyone started rushing towards the body but she was gone,” said a 23-year-old bystander who witnessed the aftermath. “Her body landed there but her head and leg hit the fence there, you can see it’s bent, there were clothes and blood stuck there.”

This was the second time someone died by suicide in New York City that day. Earlier on Saturday, a 52-year-old man jumped from the 17th floor of his 22-story building in Chelsea at around 5:00AM, according to police.

The name of the deceased has not been revealed. Credit: Barbara Alper/Getty

The man, whose identity has also not been disclosed, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Witnesses described a grief-stricken woman, believed to be his wife, seen sobbing outside the building at 315 West 25th Street following the incident.

This tragedy comes just months after another high-profile fatal fall in Manhattan, as reported by the Daily Mail.

In July, J. Michael Cline, a 64-year-old co-founder of movie-ticketing company Fandango, jumped to his death from the 20th floor of The Kimberly Hotel in Midtown.

Cline, a prominent figure in the tech and film industry, had been struggling with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on his business, which saw movie theaters forced to close or operate under severe restrictions.

He reportedly left a note before taking his own life.

Our thoughts are with all of those affected by this tragic incident.

Featured image credit: Spencer Platt/Getty