A NYC woman died after a solar panel flew off a building over Easter

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A grieving husband has said he is “devastated” after a 76-year-old woman died after a 7ft high solar panel fell on her. new york city this weekend.

The woman, identified as Lyudmila Braun, was found unconscious around 10:30 a.m. on Sunday Coney Island area of ​​Brooklyn, According to the police.

Investigators found that there was a solar panel blown off Later a nearby parking lot nor easter winds And hit Braun on the head. He was taken to Lutheran Hospital, where he later died.

Video received by CBS News Shows the tragic moment the panel, which officials say traveled 20 feet, struck the unsuspecting Braun.

The incident occurred while much of the East Coast was under a state of emergency due to the weather.

The incident occurred while much of the East Coast was under a state of emergency due to the weather. ,getty images,

It hit near an entrance to the above-ground Ocean Parkway subway station.

Her heartbroken husband spoke to CBS News following her tragic death.

“We just hope this never happens to anyone again. That’s the most important thing. Safety first,” he told the broadcaster. “We are devastated right now. We have no words.”

The Department of Buildings worked with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to close the subway station entrances while the nor’easter was passing through the area.

“Our inspectors observed that a 41″ x 87″ solar panel had become separated from the steel carport structure, which stands above the outdoor parking lot,” city inspectors reported. nbc news“The separated panel was blown up by the wind and blown approximately 20 feet, where it fatally struck a pedestrian on an adjacent sidewalk.”

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The National Weather Service has issued several advisories this week warning of high winds and coastal flooding after the first Easter of the season.

The incident occurred outside an entrance to the Ocean Parkway subway station

The incident occurred outside an entrance to the Ocean Parkway subway station ,Google Street View,
A man struggles with his umbrella as he walks through wind and rain during a nor'easter storm in New York City, United States, on October 13, 2025. Reuters/Eduardo Munoz

A man struggles with his umbrella as he walks through wind and rain during a Nor’easter storm in New York City, United States, on October 13, 2025. Reuters/Eduardo Munoz ,reuters,

A wind warning was in effect on the day of the solar panel incident. The city’s parks department has already received at least 265 reports of downed trees, NBC reports.

the storm has come creating chaosHundreds of flights were canceled and thousands delayed on the East Coast.

Heavy rainfall fell from Virginia to Maine, with more than 40,000 customers reporting power outages in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Massachusetts and North Carolina.

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