UPDATED: Worker found dead in Penticton
A worker has been found dead at a construction site in Penticton.
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A worker has been found dead at a construction site in Penticton.
WorkSafeBC was called to 949 Holden Road just before 9 p.m. on Sunday after RCMP reported a person had been found dead.
Police said in a news release that the 59-year-old man’s death is an accidental work-related fatality.
The man had fallen from a structure on the site, according to RCMP.
B.C. Coroners Service and WorkSafe BC continue to investigate.
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