Subway surfing teen taken to hospital after falling at BK station: ‘Conscious and alert’

Matthew Euzarraga
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NEW YORK (PIX11) — A teenage boy was hospitalized after he fell from an “elevated position” while attempting to subway surf in Brooklyn on Saturday, police said.

Officers responded to a 911 call at the Fourth Avenue and Ninth Street subway station in Park Slope at about 1:30 p.m. The 14-year-old boy was riding an F line subway car, authorities said.

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The teen was conscious and alert when he was taken to New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, police said. The teen was expected to survive his injuries, officials said. The extent of his injuries remained unclear.

Matthew Euzarraga is a multimedia journalist from El Paso, Texas. He has covered local news and LGBTQIA topics in the New York City Metro area since 2021. He joined the PIX11 Digital team in 2023. You can see more of his work here.

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