Ex-Reality TV Star and Businessman’s Fatal Fall From 28-Story Miami Resort Balcony Sparks Doubts
The family and friends of Yakir Levi, a former reality TV star who died after falling from a 28th-floor balcony in Miami, are questioning the circumstances of his death. Authorities are currently investigating the incident as an unclassified death.
Why it matters
The case has drawn public attention due to the victim's high-profile background and the suspicious timing of the fall, which occurred shortly after he communicated with friends.
Ex-Reality TV Star and Businessman’s Fatal Fall From 28-Story Miami Resort Balcony Sparks Doubts The family of a rags-to-riches Israeli immigrant living in L.A. is calling foul after he died from a fall from a balcony at a South Florida resort this week, moments after the former reality TV star texted his pals that he was on his way to meet them for a night out.
Yakir Levi, 45, was at the Acqualina Resort and Residences in Sunny Isles Beach on Monday when he fell to his death. Just before his body was seen plummeting from a 28th-floor balcony, he'd texted friends, "I'm coming," just as they pulled up to the valet — then heard a loud crash and screams, a stark detail that has left his friends and family suspicious of the cause of death.
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