Man Pulled Into MRI Machine After He Walked Into an Exam Room Wearing a Chain Necklace

Man Pulled Into MRI Machine After He Walked Into an Exam Room Wearing a Chain Necklace
A brain-scanning MRI machine is seen in Pittsburgh, Nov. 26, 2014. Keith Srakocic/AP Photo
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WESTBURY, N.Y.—A man was pulled into an MRI machine in New York after he walked into the room wearing a large chain necklace, police said.

The man, 61, had entered an MRI room while a scan was underway Wednesday afternoon at Nassau Open MRI. The machine’s strong magnetic force drew him in by his metallic necklace, according to the Nassau County Police Department.