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Construction Worker Dies In 6-Story Fall In Brighton Beach

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- A construction worker died Wednesday after falling six stories in Brooklyn.

The 54-year-old worker was pronounced dead after tumbling off a scaffold on Neptune Avenue in Brighton Beach at around 11:30 a.m., The Wall Street Journal reported.

His name was not immediately released.

The medical examiner will determine the official cause of his death. Police said a preliminary investigation showed it was an accident.

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