(KNSI) — A Stearns County man has died after an accident at a home Tuesday afternoon.
According to the Morrison County Sheriff’s Office, a 911 call came in just before 3:30 saying a man had fallen off of a roof in Swan River Township. They say 65-year-old Dale Schlangen of Belgrade was helping family members work on a pole shed. Schlangen slipped on the rafters and fell to the ground. Family members and first responders made lifesaving efforts, but Schlangen was pronounced dead at the scene.
The department says the accident is still under investigation.
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