A 16-year-old boy who was famed for having a spunky personality fell to his death on Friday while snapping images on social media from a cell tower at a park in Brooklyn, while capturing some sweeping views of the city's beautiful skyline.
Timithee Englund, who was a sophomore at Manhattan Village Academy High School, fell to his death from the top of the tower inside Bushwick Intel Park at North 10th Street and Kent Avenue at about 1:15 p.m., as per the police.
Cops replied to the scene after receiving a 911 call and then quickly rushed the teen in critical condition to Bellevue Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
The boy's devastated parents, Tobias and Yvette Englund, recalled how their son was the most energetic teen who loved playing sports and hitting the gym.
He was loving, amazing, and just an incredible human being who loved to make people laugh. The family is now mourning his sudden and tragic death.