Search for missing worker continues days after deadly scaffolding collapse in Point Lookout
The search for a missing worker continued Sunday, four days after a deadly scaffolding collapse beneath the Loop Parkway that killed one worker and injured six others.
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Despite cold temperatures on Sunday, state troopers continued searching for a worker who remains missing after a scaffolding collapse underneath Loop Parkway in Point Lookout on Wednesday.
As News 12 previously reported, 39-year-old Kleiton De Madeiros, of Montclair, New Jersey, was sent into the water after scaffolding gave way beneath the bridge. He succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Another worker, 38-year-old Diogo De Oliveria, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, remains unaccounted for as search efforts continued Sunday, days after the construction incident.
Authorities said six other workers were injured in the collapse, but their injuries were not life-threatening.
Investigators from NYS DOT and OSHA have not yet determined what caused the scaffolding to fail.
The collapse occurred during scheduled maintenance being done by Champion Painting.
