Section of crane crushes man to death in Waite Park

Police say a man is dead after a section of a crane fell on him Tuesday in Waite Park.

The Waite Park Police Department said the crane was being assembled Tuesday morning on the 400 block of Seventh Avenue North when a large section fell from an elevated work station, pinning a person underneath.

The victim, 38-year-old Dylan Barthel of Sartell, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The incident remains under investigation.