A man jumped to his death on Saturday off the 150-foot Vessel structure in Hudson Yards.

The horrific incident happened around 6pm and dozens of visitors and tourists saw the unidentified man plunge to his death from the structure.

Witnesses told New York Post that terrified screams broke through the crowd and some people began to cry.

Marita Salkowski, 50, of Kentucky said one person took off his jacket while running towards the young man 'and put it right over [the victim’s] face.'

A 19-year-old leaped to his death off Hudson Yards' Vessel structure around 6pm on Saturday evening

Local officials asked everyone to leave the sculpture and Salkowski said: 'everybody was really quiet walking down the steps.'

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

The man was transported to Bellevue Hospital and pronounced dead.

The unidentified man was transported to Bellevue Hospital and pronounced dead later that day

Witnesses say people who saw the incident screamed and shed tears as authorities asked them to vacate the premises

The large architectural structure was unveiled to the public on March 15, 2019 and cost a staggering $200million to erect.

Visitors have the opportunity to trek up 80 landings -or 2,500 steps - during the attraction's opening hours.

The entire Hudson Yards development came with a price tag of $25billion after 10 years of development.

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