Worker dies after 40-foot fall at Dallas convention center
Hannah Ortega, Breaking News Reporter
An electrician employed by Dallas' Department of Aviation died after a fall Thursday morning at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center.
The man fell while working on lighting for aircraft navigational aids on the roof of the building, the city said.
He fell 40 feet from the heliport, KTVT-TV (Channel 11) reported, and efforts to revive him were unsuccessful.
Officials did not release any further information about the incident.
The city of Dallas has constructed the world's largest urban elevated Heliport/Vertiport. This public-use facility is located in the Central Business District on the south end of the Dallas Convention Center. The Dallas Heliport/Veritport has a dual deck, accommodating three helicopters plus two vertical-take-off and landing aircraft at the same time.
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DALLAS, TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) –
An electrician died after falling 40 feet from a heliport at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in downtown Dallas.
Medics attempted life-saving measures, including CPR, on the worker to no avail.
They transported him to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead