Beloved grandma Donike Gocaj was on her way to work as a cleaner when she plummeted down NYC manhole
Donike Gocaj, a grandmother from Westchester, tragically fell into an open manhole while on her way to work. The medical examiner reported that she suffered severe injuries, including burns and blunt force trauma, leading to her death. Friends of the family shared that she was heading to her overnight cleaning job at the time of the incident.
- ▪Donike Gocaj was on her way to work as a cleaner when she fell into an open manhole.
- ▪The medical examiner reported that she died from burns and blunt force trauma.
- ▪Gocaj was a beloved grandmother from Briarcliff Manor, New York.
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| Publication time | Fri, 22 May 2026 14:22:08 -0400 |
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Recommended Beloved grandma Donike Gocaj was on her way to work as a cleaner when she plummeted down NYC manhole Next Previous Beloved grandma Donike Gocaj was on her way to work as a cleaner when she plummeted down NYC manhole May 22, 2026 | 2:22pm The Westchester grandmother who plunged into an open manhole in Midtown was heading to work for an overnight cleaning shift just before she died, according to friends of the family. Donike Gocaj, of Briarcliff Manor, New York, died of unimaginably painful injuries, the city’s medical examiner has revealed. Gocaj suffered burns that included inhalational thermal injuries, along with blunt force trauma to her torso — all of which caused her death, the examiner found.
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