Update: Man Who Plummeted to Death From Cell Phone Tower Identified

A man plummeted to his death from a Wilmington cell phone tower Tuesday evening.

The 37-year-old man was found near the base of the cell phone tower at the intersection of Route 53 and New River Road about 6 p.m.

“Initial investigation indicates the subject fell from the cell phone tower and was not an employee of the cell phone company,” according to a statement released by the Will County Coroner’s Office.

The coroner’s office was withholding the man’s name Wednesday morning pending the notification of his next-of-kin. He was a resident of Wilmington, according to the coroner’s office.

The Wilmington Police Department is investigating the man’s death. An autopsy was scheduled for later today.

UPDATE at 5:58 p.m. Wednesday: The man found at the base of the cell phone tower has been identified as Edward Squellati.

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