Death Of Woman Found In Chelsea Trash Chute Believed To Be Accidental

CHELSEA, NY — The 24-year-old Brooklyn woman found dead in a trash compactor in the basement of a Chelsea building Friday afternoon is believed to have fallen down the garbage chute, police told Patch. No foul play is suspected, according to authorities.

Surveillance video obtained by NBC4 New York shows the woman, identified as Jaclyn Elmquist, stumbling down 28th Street late Thursday evening as she attempted to open multiple doors.

Elmquist did not live in the building where she was discovered, according to the outlet.

An X user who identified themself as Elmquist's cousin shared a missing person flyer on the platform Friday evening, saying that she had been missing since leaving a work party in Manhattan Thursday evening and did not come home or show up for work Friday morning.

The investigation is ongoing.

Elmquist's cause of death will be determined by the medical examiner, police told Patch.