Construction worker dies after fall into empty Auberry Road pool, then hit by boulder
A 57-year-old worker was killed Friday morning after he fell head-first into an empty swimming pool at a construction site, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office reported.
Spokesman Tony Botti said the victim was also struck by a 150-pound boulder after the fall and was not breathing when he was loaded into an ambulance.
The incident happened when the worker fell about eight feet into the pool in the 12400 block of Auberry Road, where a new subdivision is under construction.
The man was not identified immediately.
This story was originally published March 19, 2021 at 10:34 AM.