Woman who fell into Con Ed manhole in NYC died from scald burns, blunt force trauma ^43.1%

Gothamist - By Michael Sol Warren - 5/21/2026, 12:08 PM

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A woman who fell into an open Con Edison manhole in Midtown earlier this week died from heat injuries and blunt force trauma, city medical examiners said Thursday. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined Donike Gocaj, 56, died of “scald burns with inhalational thermal injury and blunt force trauma of [the] torso,” according... more