NY1 Lensman Falls to Death Package

[Written by Erika Waddell, based on NYPost.com article]

(Anchor – in studio)
A young man fell to his death from the 59th Street Bridge last night. Erika Waddell is covering the story. Erika, what do we know?

(Live shot – On 60th street, Bridge in background)
Well, we know that the young man was 27 year-old Christian Milin of Woodside Queens. And he’d been walking home after a night of celebrating the Fourth of July when his life took a tragic turn.

(Photo of victim, UES bars, Cars driving on bridge)
VO: Milin and a friend had gone bar-hopping in the city that night. Instead of taking a taxi to get home, the two men decided to walk.

(Victim’s friend)
SOT: We decided we were going to be adventurous. We decided we were going to walk across the bridge.

(Close up on bridge, Zoom out to show water)
VO: It’s not clear how Milin fell, but it appears to be accidental. According to police, he was walking about 35 feet behind his friend when he either tripped or slipped.

(Policeman)
SOT: He tumbled two stories. There doesn’t appear to be any foul play involved, but alcohol probably played a part.

(More bar shots)
VO: Milin’s friend admits that the two had been drinking that night.

(Friend, more bridge shots)
SOT: Honestly, we probably shouldn’t have been walking on that point of the bridge.

(Hospital shots)
VO: Milin was rushed to Cornell Medical Center, but was pronounced dead on arrival.

(Father and mother, father talking)
SOT: The last time I saw him was at dinner. Then the hospital called us at 4 o’clock in the morning, and he died. We are just devastated. We only had him.

(Live shot – 60th St.)
Milin was a budding cameraman for New York 1. Funeral services will be held early next week in Queens. Reporting live from Manhattan, Erika Waddell.