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Construction worker falls to death at Edgewater construction site (updated)

A construction worker who fell from the construction site at the Edgewater Hotel has died, Madison Police said Monday.

As reported by the Daily Cardinal on Twitter, police confirmed a construction worker fell during construction work.

Madison Fire Department spokesperson Eric Dahl said officials responded to the call earlier this afternoon.

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“We got the call at 2:03 this afternoon and we had people on the scene three minutes later,” he said.

Dahl said the caller reported a person had fallen on the lake side of the Edgewater building from a height of at least 20 feet.

According to a report from the Wisconsin State Journal, an investigator from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration arrived on the scene around 3:30 p.m.

Update: The Dane County Medical Examiner released the man who fell as Robert L. Lund, age 40, from Cambridge, Wis.

We will continue to update this post as new information becomes available.

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