Man dies after diver pulls him from basement floodwaters in East Flatbush
Firefighters responded to the home at 564 Kingston Ave. just before 4:30 p.m. Thursday, the FDNY says.
Share:
More Stories
2:32
STORM WATCH: Wild winds and dry for Halloween
42m ago1:29
Tracking storm conditions in Greenpoint and Bushwick
42m ago1:57
Cool temps and windy conditions for Brooklyn on Friday
50m ago1:28
STORM WATCH: Haunting winds 'howl' for trick-or-treaters Friday
53m ago1:59
Breezy to windy conditions for the Hudson Valley on Friday
1h ago1:34
Cool temps and windy conditions for The Bronx on Friday
1h ago2:32
STORM WATCH: Wild winds and dry for Halloween
42m ago1:29
Tracking storm conditions in Greenpoint and Bushwick
42m ago1:57
Cool temps and windy conditions for Brooklyn on Friday
50m ago1:28
STORM WATCH: Haunting winds 'howl' for trick-or-treaters Friday
53m ago1:59
Breezy to windy conditions for the Hudson Valley on Friday
1h ago1:34
Cool temps and windy conditions for The Bronx on Friday
1h agoPolice say a man died after an FDNY diver rescued him from a flooded basement in East Flatbush.
The 39-year-old man's death marks the first confirmed storm-related fatality in Brooklyn on Thursday.
FDNY SCUBA responded to the home at 564 Kingston Ave. just before 4:30 p.m.
A rescue diver searched through floodwater in the basement and removed the 39-year-old man, the FDNY says. EMS took him to NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County, where he was pronounced dead.
More from News 12
1:39
City kicks off ‘Dusk and Darkness’ safety push ahead of Halloween
1:29
Tracking storm conditions in Greenpoint and Bushwick
1:57
Cool temps and windy conditions for Brooklyn on Friday
1:28
STORM WATCH: Haunting winds 'howl' for trick-or-treaters Friday
1:32
City kicks off ‘Dusk and Darkness’ safety push ahead of Halloween
2:01
