Long Island Police say Keith McAllister defied orders to stay out of the MRI room, but his family tells a much different story.

A tragic and highly unusual accident at a Long Island medical facility has left a New York man dead and a community reeling. Keith McAllister, 61, of Long Island, was killed on Wednesday (July 16) after being pulled into a powerful MRI machine at Nassau Open MRI in Westbury, while assisting his wife following a routine knee scan.

A Long Island man died after a metal chain he wore was pulled into an MRI machine. His wife says the tragedy unfolded in front of her.