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A man has died after getting sucked into an MRI machine.

The accident occurred on July 16 at the Nassau Open MRI in Westbury, New York, according to a press release from the Nassau County Police Department in Long Island.

Officers responded to a 911 call at around 4:30 p.m. at the MRI center, which provides diagnostic radiology services .

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"Upon arrival, officers were informed that a male, 61, entered an unauthorized Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) room while the scan was in progress," the release stated.

"The male victim was wearing a large metallic chain around his neck, causing him to be drawn into the machine, which resulted in a medical episod

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