Des Plaines man dies after 40-foot fall while working

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A 60-year-old man died after falling 40 feet at a job site Friday afternoon in Rockport.

Brian Cummings, of Des Plaines, was pronounced dead at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet at 2:52 p.m., according to the Will County coroner’s office.

An autopsy on Saturday found he died of multiple injuries due to a fall, authorities said. A final ruling on manner of death is pending an investigation.

Crest Hill police are investigating the death.

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