(New York-WABC, April 5, 2005) — A Chinese food delivery man who vanished last week has been found, and he is safe. He was apparently trapped in an elevator in the Bronx for four days.
Newark777 From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 9348 posts, RR: 33 Reply 1, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 2165 times:
Newark777 From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 9348 posts, RR: 33 Reply 4, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 2157 times:
On Friday night Ming made a Chinese food delivery at the Tracey Towers then disappeared. This morning he was rescued from an elevator stuck between the fourth and fifth floors.
Looks like he dropped the food off, and then got himself stuck. Talk about bad luck.
Jake056 From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 291 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 2112 times:
How the F wouldn't the police/fire check the elevators??? an elevator is stuck for DAYS in the building where this guy was missing and NO ONE noticed?? Thank God the guy is ok.
Jake056 From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 291 posts, RR: 0 Reply 9, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 2086 times:
I feel bad for the dude. Doesn't speak english and is an immigrant. My question is the police did a door to door search in the building, and NO ONE thought about the elevators?? I heard elevator maintenance was on strike. Still, no excuse at all.
LTBEWR From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 12330 posts, RR: 12 Reply 10, posted (8 years 1 month 2 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 2070 times:
There are a number of issues as to why this person was not noticed for several days. After he didn't come back for an hour, the shop he worked for became concerned and contacted police. The resturant owners were concerned that the man had been the victim of fowl play, from sumgglers or gang extortion. Probably this man entered and is in the USA illegally and working to pay off his debt to smugglers. His situtaion was probably compounded due to his illegality, lack of a cell phone, lack of knowlege of emergency system or them not operating, nor able or unwilling to call attention to get help, limited english and a strike of union elevator repair people. I would also suggest that the building had frequent problems with the elevators.
I wonder if he is going to be sent back to China or pressured to rat on his smugglers. Looks like a no win situation.
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