{"id":294252,"date":"2026-06-03T11:05:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T11:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/294252\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T11:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T11:05:09","slug":"worker-killed-at-downtown-miami-high-rise-construction-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/294252\/","title":{"rendered":"Worker killed at downtown Miami high-rise construction site"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A 25-year-old construction worker was killed on Monday, June 1, 2026, in downtown Miami after a structural column fell, the Miami Police Department said. <\/p>\n

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A worker was killed Monday in a construction incident on the current top floor of a high-rise building site in downtown Miami, police said.<\/p>\n

Maria Fernanda Gonz\u00e1lez Garcia, 25, and another construction worker, who wasn\u2019t identified, were trapped underneath a structural column that suddenly fell while it was being erected, the Miami Police Department said.<\/p>\n

The column fell around 12:41 p.m. at 555 N. Miami Ave., police said. Miami Fire Rescue gave both workers emergency medical attention at the construction site before taking them to Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital.<\/p>\n

Garcia died shortly after arriving. The injured man was still receiving medical care Tuesday and \u201cfaces a lengthy recovery process,\u201d police said. No additional information was immediately available.<\/p>\n

The incident happened at the address listed for Okan Tower, which is a residential and hotel building under construction. It had reached its 50th floor out of 70 in March and will be 902-feet tall<\/a> upon completion. A spokesperson for Okan Tower didn\u2019t respond Tuesday to a request for comments.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their families, friends and coworkers during this difficult time,\u201d Miami police said.<\/p>\n


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