"It became a very difficult and perilous rescue effort," Port Chester police Chief Richard Conway told WABC.
The building has been abandoned for more than a decade, according to WABC. Development proposals for the 15-acre property have been offered for years without a shovel turned. During that time, the shuttered facility has become a dangerous place for the curious.
"It's a common thing for some people to go there and see what the hospital was like, or just hang around there because they think it's cool," Vanessa Vasquez, a friend of Aguilar, told WABC.
It is not known if a security guard was patrolling the property Tuesday night. Port Chester police are investigating.
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