39-Year-Old Man Dies After Falling from Roof of Rochester Home

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- A worker died after falling from the roof of a Rochester home on Monday. 

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That’s according to Rochester Police Department Communications Coordinator Amanda Grayson. Officers responded to the scene around 9:10 a.m.

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Man Falls to His Death While Working on Roof of Northeast Rochester Home

The worker had fallen from the roof of a home in the 2800 block of Oakview Dr. NE, according to the police report. 

Grayson described him as a 39-year-old man and said responding officers were told he had recently moved to Rochester from out of state. 

The worker was transported from the home to a hospital by Mayo Clinic Ambulance. He later died from his injuries, Grayson said. 

The man’s name has not been released.