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Westchester Man Dies After Workplace Fall

NEW YORK -- A 31-year-old Hawthorne man died Wednesday while working at a water treatment facility in Brooklyn, according to News 12.

A Hawthorne man died after falling into a tank at a Brooklyn water treatment facility Wednesday.

A Hawthorne man died after falling into a tank at a Brooklyn water treatment facility Wednesday.

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Michael Buffamante worked at the site as a contractor for the Department of Environmental Protection, according to News 12, which reported that he was part of a team completing upgrades to the water treatment system.

The circumstances of the fall were still unclear, but authorities said Buffamante plunged into a 35-foot-deep tank at the worksite on Wednesday, according to News 12, which reported that the FDNY later recovered his body from the tank bottom.

Click here to read the report from News 12.

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