One dead after falling onto barge in South Seattle, officials say

SEATTLE — The Seattle Fire Department (SFD) says one person has died after falling onto a barge from an elevated surface on Saturday afternoon.

At around 1:52 p.m., crews responded to the Duwamish Waterway near South Riverside Drive to reports that someone had fallen onto a barge.

Crews pronounced the person deceased after arriving on the scene.

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