Calling a 9 kg chain a "necklace" is a bit misleading. It makes it seem like it could have gone in unnoticed. "medical episode" is also very vague, what was the actual cause of death?
He is able to talk, you can make out his words, but he is clearly choking or being strangled. He was fully sucked into the machine. There was a very strong guy trying with everything to pull him out. He made some pretty sad and harrowing words when he realized he wasn't going to make it. Again, the video is out there if you really want to see it. I do NOT recommend it though.
That aside, you don't need ferromagnetic substances for it be manipulated by magnetic fields. Anything conducting can be moved around by fluctuating magnetic fields. Even non-conducting paramagnetic or diamagnetic substance will eventually respond to very high strength magnetic fields - just not at the 'feeble' strengths of an MRI machine's superconducting magnets. Here is something I collected previously on the same fun topic: https://phanpy.social/#/fosstodon.org/s/111504060685437481?v...
People have gone in MRIs with phones with no adverse effects, except maybe damaged speakers. It's more likely that the MRI is going to damage the electronics than it will physically rip it off you.
It's all about the amount of ferrous material involved. It can take your keys of your pocket, but I doubt you can't peel them of it.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/21/new-york-mri...
> He endured “a medical episode” at that point which left him in critical condition at a hospital, and he was pronounced dead a day later, police said.
> Adrienne told News 12 that her late husband had suffered several heart attacks after the incident with the MRI machine and before his death.
I believe many articles are leaving these parts unsaid due to sensational assumptions they benefit from in virality.
EDIT: source https://healthimaging.com/topics/medical-imaging/magnetic-re...
Because, you know, when you LOSE YOUR HEAD, you tend to die instantly. Even if it’s not something doctors tend to see often.
Which makes sense since it's about the same timeline of death and outcome you'd expect from an industrial accident involving big industrial chain at a hundred pounds per link or whatever.