A Stearns County man died on New Year’s Eve when he fell from the roof of a shed in Little Falls.

Dale Schlangen, 65, of Belgrade, was helping family members work on a pole shed when he fell, according to the Morrison County Sheriff’s Office.

The fall occurred shortly before 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at a residence on 110th Avenue, about four miles southwest of Little Falls.

Schlangen slipped on the rafters and fell to the ground, according to the sheriff’s office. Family members and responders performed first aid and lifesaving efforts at the scene, but Schlangen was pronounced dead.

The incident remains under investigation.

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