Woman dies after falling into open manhole in NYC.

A 56-year-old woman died after falling into an open manhole after getting out of her parked Mercedes-Benz in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The incident occurred outside the Cartier store at 653 Fifth Avenue on Monday, May 16, at approximately 11:19 pm local time. The woman fell 10 feet into a Con Edison manhole.They found the woman unconscious and unconscious inside the manhole. He was then taken to New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.A Con Edison spokesperson told the outlet that they were “saddened” to hear about the woman’s death and said they were investigating how it happened. “Our thoughts are with the man’s family and safety is our top priority,” he said.The woman’s family visited the spot on Tuesday morning and tried to understand how this unimaginable tragedy happened. His daughter-in-law told CBS News New York that there were no cones, warning signs or barriers around the manhole. According to the CBS report, the daughter-in-law was quite shaken up, saying that the family is still trying to understand the incident.