Mankato man dies in ramp fall

Police in Mankato are investigating why a temporary worker fell to his death from the fifth level of a downtown parking ramp.

Authorities say 41-year-old Richard Douglas Breczinski of Mankato was found in the alley between the ramp and Mankato Place mall about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. He died at a hospital.

Police say foul play is not suspected.

Breczinski had been employed by a temporary agency and assigned to clean the ramp.

Police plan to examine surveillance footage from cameras placed throughout the ramp.

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Information from: The Free Press (Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) AP-NY-06-01-10 2043EDT

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