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| Construction worker Rogelio Gonzalez Aponte, 58, died after his dirt-hauling truck fell into a retention pond at the Margaritaville Resort in Kissimmee, Florida |
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -
A construction worker was killed Thursday while hauling dirt back and forth on the Margaritaville property in Kissimmee, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Troopers said Rogelio Aponte, 58, was thrown from a dump truck into a retention pond at Funie Steed Road and Formosa Boulevard.
According to a report, the tires of the dump truck slid downward toward the pond. The dump truck overturned, trapping the worker under water, troopers said.
When the dump truck was moved upright, Aponte wasn't in it, the report said.
Rescuers recovered his body Friday morning.
No other details were released.
===========================================KISSIMMEE, Fla. -
A construction worker was killed after his truck fell into a retention pond at the Margaritaville Resort in Kissimmee, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
About 3 p.m. Thursday, Rogelio Gonzalez Aponte, 58, was driving near a retention pond when his truck’s left wheels slipped toward the pond, FHP Lt. Kim Montes said. The truck went into the pond, trapping Aponte underwater.
Montes said several of Aponte’s coworkers used construction equipment to put the truck upright, but they could not find Aponte.
Aponte’s body was found by divers Friday morning, Montes said.
UPDATE: man was Regelio Gonzalez Aponte.