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Plunge from balcony at Edmonton job site claims construction worker’s life

A worker has been killed in a fall at a construction site in Edmonton
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Photo: Alberta Occupational Health and Safety

A worker has been killed in a fall at a construction site in Edmonton

The accident happened Wednesday morning in the city’s Old Strathcona neighbourhood.

Police say the man plunged about eight metres from a balcony.

A co-worker discovered the injured employee, who was pronounced dead at hospital.

No other details have been released.

Alberta Occupational Health and Safety is investigating. (CTV Edmonton)