"EAST FLATBUSH, Brooklyn (PIX11) - A man died after he was pulled from a flooded basement in Brooklyn as New York City was hit with a historic storm, according to the NYPD. A call came in for a reported person trapped in a flooded basement at 564 Kingston Ave. in East Flatbush at 4:25 p.m. on Thursday, officials said. An FDNY rescue dive team entered the basement, searched and removed a man, 39, from the flood, according to the FDNY and NYPD."
"The person was taken to a nearby hospital by FDNY EMS where he was later pronounced dead by hospital staff, officials said. The investigation is ongoing. There was flooding all over New York City on Thursday due to the hard-hitting storm."
A 39-year-old man was found in a flooded basement at 564 Kingston Ave. in East Flatbush after a 4:25 p.m. emergency call. A FDNY rescue dive team entered the basement, searched the area, and removed the man from the floodwaters. FDNY EMS transported him to a nearby hospital, where hospital staff later pronounced him dead. The NYPD and FDNY are conducting an ongoing investigation into the circumstances of the incident. Severe storms produced widespread flooding across New York City during the event, affecting multiple neighborhoods and prompting emergency responses.
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