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Utility worker dies after falling from boom truck near Big Lake

The Sherburne County Sheriff's Office said Thomas L. Stewart, 59, of Dayton, fell 6-8 feet while working in a ditch in Orrock Township.
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ORROCK, Minn. — A utility worker died after falling from a boom truck bucket on a job site near Big Lake.

The Sherburne County Sheriff's Office said Thomas L. Stewart, 59, of Dayton, fell 6-8 feet while working in a ditch in Orrock Township just before 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 17.

First responders attempted life-saving efforts and Stewart was taken to St. Cloud Hospital, "where he was pronounced dead late Tuesday night," according to a news release. 

No further information was released.

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