NORTH MANKATO — A 57-year-old St. Peter man died Thursday morning when he fell from the roof of a business building in upper North Mankato.
Jesus M. Lara-Mena was working when he fell about 30 feet from the roof of RDO Equipment, 1910 Lor Ray Drive, said North Mankato Police Chief Ross Gullickson.
Police and an ambulance crew were dispatched at 7:50 a.m. to the scene where Lara-Mena was pronounced dead.
North Mankato Police Department and the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry are investigating the incident. Ramsey County Medical Center is conducting an autopsy to determine the cause of death.