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John Tan

56-Year-Old Construction Worker Dies After Being Submerged in Water While Working in New York

A construction worker was killed after being submerged when water main breaks during an excavation in New York (for illustration purposes only) (Credit: Pexels/Sifat)

A 56-year-old construction worker has died after becoming submerged in water while working on a water main near Long Island's largest shopping centre in New York.

Rafael Peralta, from Babylon, was working beneath Ring Road outside Roosevelt Field mall in East Garden City when a water main break flooded the underground work area at approximately 11:13am on Friday, 9 October, according to Nassau County police and News 12.

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