A construction worker died after falling at a hotel demolition site on Thursday afternoon in State College, according to borough police.
The individual, whose identity was withheld pending next of kin notifications, sustained fatal injuries after falling five stories from an open window at the former Days Inn Penn State, 240 S. Pugh St.
Centre LifeLink EMS, police and Centre County Coroner Scott Sayers responded at about 4:30 p.m. and the worker was pronounced dead at the scene.
A preliminary investigation indicates the fall was accidental, police said.
The Days Inn closed earlier this year after being sold to housing developer Core Spaces, which is building a six-story student apartment complex on the site. Demolition work on the existing building began in June.
This report will be updated as more information becomes available.
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