Columbia Man Dies in Scaffolding Fall in Ellicott City: Police

ELLICOTT CITY, MD — Authorities said a Columbia man fell to his death Friday while working on Main Street in Ellicott City.

John Peter Pacylowski Jr., 67, of Columbia, was found at 3:35 p.m. when it was reported that someone had fallen from scaffolding, according to the Howard County Police Department.

Pacylowski had been working behind a building in the 8200 block of Main Street.

That section of Main Street has been closed to the public since July 30, when a flash flood swept through the historic downtown.

Preliminarily, police said the death has been ruled accidental.

Pictured, the 8200 block of Main Street on Aug. 3; photos by Elizabeth Janney.

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