A 19-year-old man playing with a remote control helicopter in Brooklyn lost control of it, sliced off the top of his own head and died Thursday afternoon, a law enforcement official said.
The helicopter enthusiast, identified by the official as Roman Pirozek Jr., and his father were in Calvert Vaux Park at Shore Parkway and Bay 44th Street in Gravesend.
Pirozek also sheared off part of his shoulder, the official said.
Pirozek's social media accounts were filled with references to his remote control helicopter hobby. He wrote on his Facebook page Aug. 25, "Great day for flying, the new frame brace is working great, breaking in some new packs I just got, they are the best that I have flown so far and loving them."