Cleaner killed in 25m fall on Gold Coast
ABC
A worker has died after falling about 25 metres at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The Queensland Ambulance Service said the incident happened at the Broadbeach complex about 9:50am.
Police said the man, aged 29, was in the roof cavity cleaning out air conditioning ducts when he fell.
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He died at the scene.
Senior Sergeant Angelique Maloney said the man was working for a local abseiling firm.
“He had safety harnesses and full abseiling gear – he was quite experienced with abseiling and he’s been doing that for quite some time,” she said.
Workplace Health and Safety officers are investigating.
It was the second work-related death to occur on the Gold Coast on Thursday.
Earlier, a 38-year-old man after a fire broke out at Yatala.