The man, 61, had entered an MRI room while a scan was underway at Nassau Open MRI. The machine's strong magnetic force drew him in by the metallic chain around his neck,

The man was wearing a large metal necklace when he entered a room where the machine, which uses a powerful magnetic field to create images, was operating.

The 61-year-old was wearing a large metallic chain around his neck when he was drawn into the machine, Nassau County police said. He later died of his injuries.