A New York man died after being pulled into an MRI machine, but police and loved ones have conflicting accounts of his death.

A man died after his metal necklace was yanked into an active MRI machine at a Long Island facility, prompting an ongoing investigation into safety procedures

The man, who, without authorization, entered the room wearing a metal necklace during a scan, died a day after he was critically injured, the authorities said.

New York police said the 61-year-old man was wearing a large metal chain that caused him to be "drawn into the machine." The FDA warns that MRI scan create a "strong, static magnetic field."

A man wearing a metal chain died after being pulled into an MRI machine at Nassau Open MRI in Westbury, Long Island.