Jumper captured leaping from top of 5-story NYC building

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This is the moment a man jumped to his death from the roof of an Upper East Side building early Wednesday.

Images obtained by The Post show the jumper, dressed in dark clothing, in midair against the backdrop of the building on Second Avenue near East 88th Street.

The unidentified man plunged from the top of the five-floor building around 4:50 a.m., authorities said.

The moment the unidentified man jumped from the roof of the Second Avenue building early Wednesday.
The moment the unidentified man jumped from the roof of the Second Avenue building early Wednesday.
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 The scene where the man jumped from  1707 Second Avenue on the Upper East Side.
The scene where the man jumped from 1707 Second Ave. on the Upper East Side.
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The unidentified man is shown sitting on the ledge before he plunges from the roof of the 5-floor building on Second Avenue near East 88th Street.
The unidentified man plunged from the roof of the five-floor building on Second Avenue near East 88th Street around 4:50 a.m., cops said.
Seth Gottfried for NY Post

The man was in cardiac arrest when he was rushed to Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, according to cops and the FDNY.

The building houses the JJ Brown Cup coffee shop and the UES ice cream shop on the ground floor, with apartments above.

The incident comes a day after a man plunged to his death from a high-end Manhattan building overlooking Central Park early Tuesday, cops said.

An ambulance responds to take the unidentified man to Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he died.
The victim was taken to Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
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The 49-year-old man, who was not immediately publicly identified, plunged from the 12th-floor balcony of 180 Central Park South, near Seventh Avenue, police and sources said.

If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts or are experiencing a mental health crisis and live in New York City, you can call 1-888-NYC-WELL for free and confidential crisis counseling. If you live outside the five boroughs, you can dial the 24/7 National Suicide Prevention hotline at 1-800-273-8255 or go to SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.

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