UPDATE:
Penticton RCMP is assisting the B.C. Coroners Service and WorkSafeBC to investigate the death of a worker at the Sendero Canyon residential development.
Police attended the scene at about 8:45 p.m. Sunday after receiving reports that a dead male had been found.
Police say they have confirmed the 59-year-old man’s death was a result of a worksite-related incident, having fallen from a structure on the site.
Police are not releasing anymore information at this point.
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ORIGINAL:
A worker was found deceased at a construction site in Penticton, according to a report from WorkSafeBC.
A media relations officer for WorkSafeBC said their preliminary report indicates they were contacted at 9 p.m. on Sunday, March 25 and RCMP reported a worker was found deceased at Sendero Canyon.
WorkSafeBC is investigating.