A 61-year-old man is in critical condition after he was sucked into an MRI machine on Long Island while wearing a large metal necklace, cops said.
The freak incident occurred Wednesday afternoon when the man — who has not been identified by police — walked into the exam room at Nassau Open MRI sporting the chunky chain while a scan was already underway, according to Nassau County Police.
Authorities said the man, who was not authorized to enter the Westbury imaging room, suffered a medical episode after he was forcefully pulled into the machine.
The freak incident occurred Wednesday at Nassau Open MRI in Westbury, Long Island. Brigitte Stelzer
He was rushed to a local hospital, where he’s listed in critical condition with unknown injuries.
It remains unclear how he gained access to the medical suite during an active scan.
The 61-year-old was not authorized to be in the imaging room. Brigitte StelzerMRI, or magnetic resonance imaging, machines use powerful magnetic fields that require patients and physicians to remove jewelry and other metallic objects for safety reasons.
The investigation is ongoing.
