Crime & Safety

Cause of Death Unknown for Carol Stream Man Who Fell From Ladder in Palatine

Fire officials believe he may have been stung by a bee or electrocuted before the fall on Sept. 1.

The Cook County Medical Examiner is still working to determine a cause of death for a 47-year-old Carol Stream man who fell from a ladder while working on satellite dishesat a two-story multi-family residential building in Palatine, the Daily Herald reports.

Robert Morrow, of the 300 block of Shelburne Lane in Carol Stream, was working for Midwest Property Services when fire officials believe he was possibly stung by a bee or electrocuted before he fell from the ladder at about 1 p.m. on Sept. 1, according to the article. He suffered significant head trauma anddid not have a pulse when emergency personnel arrived.

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