A man identified only as A. L. was sitting in his Yonkers apartment while his three children slept in their rooms. His wife was in their bathroom. Suddenly he happened to glance to his right, and was startled to see a black hooded figure holding a scythe, its face a luminous white skull. It was staring at him as it glided slowly backward and disappeared through the door. Fearing the Reaper had come for someone, A. L. banged on the bathroom door. When he got no response, he entered and found his wife lying next to an empty bottle of pills. With the assistance of his sister and husband, who lived nearby, he was able to revive his wife and take her to a hospital.

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