A 56-year-old construction worker died after he was submerged in water from a water main break in East Garden City on Oct. 9, Nassau County police said.
Police identified the worker as Rafael Peralta, 56, of West Babylon.
According to detectives, Third Precinct officers responded to the vicinity of Ring Road for a report of a person in need of assistance.
Peralta had been working underground when a water main broke, submerging him in water, police said. His coworkers pulled him from the underground work area before officers arrived.
Life-saving measures were administered at the scene, and Peralta was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead by a physician, according to police.
The Nassau County Police Department’s Homicide Squad is investigating. The investigation remains ongoing.
