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Construction worker dies in 5-story fall from Florida hotel

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PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLA. (AP) — A construction worker died after falling from a Florida hotel on Tuesday, authorities said.

Oslin Roely Lopez Jimenez, 20, had been working on the roof of the seven-story Beach Tower Resort in Panama City Beach, police said. He fell five stories, hit a second-floor awning and then rolled off to fall two more stories.

The worker was taken to a nearby hospital, where he later died, the Panama City News Herald reported.

An investigation is ongoing.