SHERIFF: Man dies after falling from East Texas cell tower he was working on

   

“A complete investigation is being conducted and no further details are being released at this time,” Sheriff Woody Wallace said.

TRINITY COUNTY, Texas — Officials say a man has died after following from a tower he was working on.

According to Trinity County Sheriff Woody Wallace, around 7:15 a.m., officials received a call from MasTec Network Solutions asking for a welfare check on a cell tower located at 7587 SH 94 after an employee who was working on that tower did not return home Monday evening.

When deputies arrived on scene they found the man had died after reportedly climbing the tower and and falling on a platform suspended about 8’ in the air.

“A complete investigation is being conducted and no further details are being released at this time,” Sheriff Wallace said.

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