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ELLENDALE, Del. - A man is dead after falling from a raised platform at a construction site in the 12000 block of Rosedale Court Tuesday afternoon.

The Ellendale Volunteer Fire Company and Delaware State Police responded to the site around 4:30 p.m. on May 27. According to a preliminary investigation, the 41-year-old man fell from a wooden box platform that was lifted approximately 10 to 30 feet off the ground by a forklift.

He was pronounced dead at the scene. Delaware State Police said the investigation is ongoing.

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