Minnetonka Fire Department Responds To Water Tower Incident

Press release from the City of Minnetonka:

June 18, 2021

On Friday June 18, at approximately 12:26 p.m., the Minnetonka Fire Department responded to a call of an injured male construction worker inside Minnetonka’s Woodland Water Tower, along Hathaway Lane – near Excelsior Boulevard and Woodland Road. The water tower is currently undergoing routine service and rehabilitation.

Upon arrival at the scene, Minnetonka firefighters – along with the City of Edina’s Technical Rescue Team and the onsite construction crew safety team – were able to free the worker from his harness, at which time rescue teams attempted to resuscitate the male in question. Despite those resuscitative efforts – which lasted more than 30 minutes and included a physician from Hennepin County Medical Center – the worker succumbed to his injuries on-scene.

Initial reports suggest the death was accidental. The scene has been turned over to the Minnetonka Police Department and Hennepin County Medical Examiner.

Because this is an ongoing investigation, no other details are available at this time.

This press release was produced by the City of Minnetonka. The views expressed here are the author’s own.