Crime & Safety
Worker Dies At Bel-Air Construction Site
Los Angeles fire fighters were called to the scene of an accident where a man was pronounced dead 300 feet down a graded hillside.
BEL AIR ESTATES , CA — A worker who suffered a medical emergency died Thursday at a construction site in the Bel Air Estates area.
Firefighters were sent to the 800 block of North Stradella Road at about 12:20 p.m. on a report of a "significant medical emergency," the Los Angeles Fire Department reported.
The 56-year-old man, whose name was withheld pending notification of his relatives, was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The victim had been working at a multi-level residential property with a 300-foot hillside, according to the LAFD's Margaret Stewart, who said grading was being done at the site.
Fire crews used ropes to hoist his body to street level, Stewart said.
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The man's cause of death would be investigated by the coroner's office, she said.
City News Service contributed to this report.
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