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17-year-old boy dies after falling from staircase in Plaza Tower
WCVB Boston (Hearst) and WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans) describe the same event in different terms.
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As of August 15, 2026 at 10:25 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedAccording to police, the victim, a 17-year-old boy, and a group of friends entered the building and ascended to a higher floor.
The headline splitWDSU New Orleans (Hearst) frames it as "17-year-old boy dies after falling from staircase in Plaza Tower". WGNO ABC (Nexstar, New Orleans) frames it as "17-year-old boy dies falling from stairs inside building in CBD, New Orleans police say".
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Center17-year-old boy dies after falling from staircase in Plaza Tower
WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report
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17-year-old falls to his death inside of abandoned Plaza Tower building
NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick and Deputy Mayor Michael Harrison said a group of teens were inside the building and coming down a stairway when tragedy struck.
17-year-old boy dies falling from stairs inside building in CBD, New Orleans police say
The New Orleans Police Department are investigating the death of a Plaquemines Parish teen who fell to his death inside a building in the Central Business District on Aug. 15.
