College Student, 19, Dies by Suicide at New York City's Vessel Structure

Peter DeSalvo.Photo: Facebook

DeSalvo was transported to Bellevue Hospital and pronounced dead.

Officials asked people to leave the structure after the incident, and “everybody was really quiet walking down the steps,” witness Marita Salkowski of Kentucky toldThe Post.

“Some people had tears in their eyes. My daughter and I went over to the side and said a prayer for him,” she added.

Peter DeSalvo.Facebook

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The New York Police Department and a rep for Hudson Yards did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment.

Kathleen Corless, a spokeswoman for Hudson Yards, told theTimesin a statement, “Our deepest sympathies are with the family of the person who lost their life last evening. We have no further comment at this time.”

According to both outlets, DeSalvo had graduated high school in Basking Ridge, New Jersey and was currently a freshman at Sacred Heart University in Connecticut.

Friend David Ji told the outlet, “Of anyone from our grade, I wouldn’t have expected it to be Peter. He seemed happy for the most part. He seemed to be enjoying life.”

If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 or go tosuicidepreventionlifeline.org.

source: people.com