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Construction worker dies in fall at Disney's Epcot park

Posted at 11:01 AM, Mar 13, 2019
and last updated 2019-03-13 21:48:54-04

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - Sheriff's officials say a worker died after falling at a construction site behind the France pavilion in the Epcot theme park at Walt Disney World in Florida.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office didn't specify what 58-year-old George Grimes was doing when he fell shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday.

The Reedy Creek Fire Department says the man died at the scene.

No additional details were immediately available.

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