Man dies in 140-foot fall from Arlington cellphone tower

Published 2:39 pm Saturday, December 4, 2021

ARLINGTON — A man in his 30s fell to his death Saturday afternoon while working on a cellphone tower near Arlington, according to the fire department.

The man fell about 140 feet just after 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the 11000 block of 228th Street NE, said Snohomish County Fire District 21 Chief Chad Schmidt. Emergency responders attempted CPR, but it was unsuccessful.

The fall was believed to be an accident, the chief said. It wasn’t clear what company the man was working for or how many other workers were on site.