Man falls to death from cell tower in Morgan County

MORGAN COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – A fall from a cell tower kills a man in Morgan County.

Kentucky State Police say it happened at Tuesday at 7:05 p.m. off Hogg Branch Road.

Police say 19-year-old Tyler Comer of Charleston, West Virginia, was working on the 105 foot cellular tower, when he tried to reach for his work tools.

Police say he lost his balance and fell to the ground.

Comer was pronounced dead at the scene.

The incident remains under investigation by Kentucky State Police