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Contractor dies after falling into 20-foot deep tank at Pennsylvania water treatment plant

KDKA-TV Evening Forecast (5/30)
KDKA-TV Evening Forecast (5/30) 03:03

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A contractor died this weekend after falling into a 20-foot deep tank at a Pennsylvania water treatment plant.

CBS 21 reports that 38-year-old Ray Bautista fell into the tank on May 25 at the Ephrata Borough Authority's water treatment plant. 

He was taken to a local hospital for his injuries but died Saturday, according to CBS 21. His death was ruled an accident by the Lancaster County coroner. 

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