HURTSBORO, Ala. (AP) — A Marion County man has died in a fall while painting a water tower in Hurtsboro.

Russell County Coroner Arthur Sumbry said 28-year-old Christopher Hardin Dupree of Bear Creek, Ala., was killed Thursday night.

The accident happened at about 8 p.m. at a site off Alabama 51.

Sumbry said Long was painting near the top of the 150-foot structure when he fell. He said the victim was wearing a harness.

The Russell County Sheriff’s Office is handling the investigation. An autopsy was ordered.

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Information from: The Columbus-Ledger Enquirer