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A 61-year-old man died after being pulled into an active MRI machine while wearing a heavy metal necklace, according to New York police.

Wang Xiaofei, the ex-husband of late Taiwanese actress Barbie Hsu, gifted his wife, Mandy Ma, a butterfly-shaped diamond necklace worth 80,000 yuan (approximately US$11,148) for her 27th birthday.

The 61-year-old was wearing a 9kg chain he uses for weight training when he entered the exam room to help his wife get off the MRI table.

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