Window washer falls 19 floors to his death in Brooklyn

DUMBO, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A window washer fell 19 floors to his death in Brooklyn.

It happened around 8:30 a.m. Friday at 135 York Street in Dumbo.

Investigators are checking the window washer's equipment. Eyewitness News is told his harness may have broken.

The window washer was a 34-year-old man from Harrison, New Jersey. His name has not yet been released.

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