Man Jumps To Death From Empire State Building; 911 Caller Reported Finding Leg On The Street

NEW YORK (AP) _ A man jumped to his death Friday out the window of a 69th-floor law office in the Empire State Building. <br/><br/>Police responded to the New York City landmark shortly before 3 p.m. after

Friday, April 13th 2007, 9:42 pm

By: News On 6

NEW YORK (AP) _ A man jumped to his death Friday out the window of a 69th-floor law office in the Empire State Building.

Police responded to the New York City landmark shortly before 3 p.m. after a 911 caller reported seeing a severed leg _ covered in a gray sock _ on the street below. The rest of the body was recovered from a setback on the 30th floor.

The tragedy in the 102-story building closed portions of the busy Midtown Manhattan street while the investigation continued.

Police identified the man as Moshe Kanovsky, a lawyer in his 30s.

More than 30 people have committed suicide at the Empire State Building since it opened in 1931, including a 21-year-old man in February 2006. The skyscraper reaches 1,454 feet to the top of its lightning rod.