Worker's Body Found Beneath Under-Construction Austin House

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AUSTIN (AP) — Authorities say the body of a construction worker was found under a house being built in Austin.

Emergency personnel were summoned Tuesday night when a member of a work crew could not be found.

Austin Firefighters helped locate the body. Investigators say the death does not appear to be suspicious and could be related to heat.

The National Weather Service says temperatures were in the 90s on Tuesday in Austin.

The name of the man who died was not immediately released.

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