Emilio Macareno-Rodriguez suffered a heart attack on Thursday afternoon
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SAN ANTONIO – UPDATE on 12/19/2025: The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified a construction worker who died after falling from scaffolding near The Rim.
The medical examiner’s office identified the worker as Emilio Macareno-Rodriguez, 45.
Macareno-Rodriguez’s cause and manner of death remain under investigation.
He fell after suffering a heart attack around 4:30 p.m. in the 5700 block of Rim Pass, according to the San Antonio Fire Department.
Macareno-Rodriguez was later pronounced dead at the scene, SAFD said.
ORIGINAL STORY: One construction worker is dead after falling from scaffolding on Thursday afternoon near The Rim, according to the San Antonio Fire Department.
The man fell after suffering a heart attack around 4:30 p.m. in the 5700 block of Rim Pass, a department spokesperson said.
Medics attempted to resuscitate the man, SAFD said, but the man was pronounced dead.
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