While the Empire State Building's management is keeping mum about Cameron Dabaghi's suicide on Tuesday, some security guards are talking to the press anonymously. The Yale student jumped to his death from the 86th floor's observation deck, which yesterday was watched over by at least six guards. One of them told the Daily News, "We have all sorts of security measures in place. It's not like we didn't try to stop him. It wasn't quick. We tried to talk him down for a while. It's not easy to get over these gates for a reason." It's unclear how many security guards were there that day, but the paper notes that their bosses, not expecting large crowds due to the weather, told several to stay home.
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