Worker dies in pile driving accident at Prime Hook Beach

An Illinois worker died Saturday at Prime Hook Beach, according to Sussex County EMS and Delaware State Police.

At 1:49 p.m., Delaware State Police Troop 4 Criminal Investigation Unit was dispatched to a housing project in the 29000 block of Pine Street in the small unincorporated community of Prime Hook Beach, about one block from the ocean.

When police arrived on the scene, initial findings indicated that police believed it was an industrial accident. A 30-year-old man had died while piling at the construction site, according to India Sturgis, spokeswoman for the Delaware State Police. He was from McHenry, Illinois.

“Out of respect for the family's privacy, we will not release any further details about the nature of his injuries,” Sturgis wrote.

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