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A man and a woman were cycling on the Marine Parkway Bridge in New York City on Sunday, June 1, when they were struck by a kite string

The woman suffered injuries to her hands and head, but the man sustained serious injuries to his neck

Though stable, he remains in the care of the Kings County Hospital's ICU

Two cyclists were injured by a kite string in New York City on Sunday, June 1, according to the New York Police Department.

A 36-year-old woman, Jennifer Noble, and her friend, a 40-year-old man, were cycling northbound on the Marine Parkway Bridge around 5:20 p.m., when a kite string struck them.

Noble told the Gothamist that they had spent a beach day at Jacob Riis Park in Queens, N.Y. But as they were riding home in the bicycle lane, Noble and her friend rode in

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