A 56-year-old West Babylon construction worker died Friday, Oct. 9, after becoming submerged in water from a broken water main while working underground in East Garden City, Nassau County Police said.
The worker, identified as Rafael Peralta, was working near Ring Road when the water main broke, according to police.
Officers from the Third Precinct responded to the area at approximately 11:13 a.m.
Police said Peralta’s coworkers pulled him from the water before emergency personnel administered lifesaving measures at the scene.
He was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The Nassau County Police Department’s Homicide Squad is investigating the incident. The investigation remains ongoing.
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