Parsippany man falls to his death at Jersey City high-rise

By Gem Jefferson/The Jersey Journal
January 19, 2010, 5:33PM


A 20-year-old Parsippany man, Bhaian Desai, fell to his death at 389 Washington Blvd. in Jersey City last night.

A 20-year-old Parsippany man fell to his death last night from the roof a Downtown Jersey City building, authorities said.

The body of Bhaian Desai was found on the balcony of a seventh-floor apartment at 389 Washington Blvd. at 6:33 p.m., police reports said.

Police are continuing to investigate, but for now, the death has been classified as accidental.

When cops arrived, they found the owner of the seventh-floor apartment attempting to perform CPR on the Desai, reports said.

Police then also tried to revive the man, but were unsuccessful.

Desai was pronounced dead at 6:49 p.m. at the scene, police said.