Man dead after falling from roof in workplace accident

A 25-year-old roofer fell to his death Monday morning while working on an apartment block in Portage la Prairie.

Police responded to the building, located on 14th Street Northwest, around 10:30 a.m., where they found emergency responders treating a person on the ground. Investigators learned the man fell between 12 to 15 feet from the roof. It did not appear he was wearing a safety harness, RCMP said in a news release Tuesday.

The man died on the scene.

RCMP and Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health have launched an investigation.