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Man dies after falling 50 feet onto deck of ship
A man died at the Port of LA Wednesday night after falling 50 feet onto the deck of a ship.
LOS ANGELES - A man fell to his death at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro Wednesday, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The fall was reported shortly before 4:45 p.m. Wednesday. According to LAFD's Nicholas Prange, the man fell from the superstructure, which is the port's infrastructure, approximately 50 feet onto the deck of a ship in the port.
LAFD firefighters and paramedics worked to try to resuscitate the man, but he was declared dead on the ship deck.
A man fell to his death at the Port of Los Angeles Wednesday.
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Information about what led to the fall was not immediately clear. The Coast Guard was notified and the investigation was turned over to the Port Police.