{"id":376508,"date":"2025-11-13T18:34:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T18:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/376508\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T18:34:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T18:34:18","slug":"body-found-at-construction-site-of-south-side-hospital-university-health-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/376508\/","title":{"rendered":"Body found at construction site of South Side hospital, University Health says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The body was found by construction workers Thursday morning<\/p>\n<p>A person\u2019s body was discovered on the construction site of a University Health hospital on the South Side, a hospital official said in an emailed statement to KSAT. (KSAT)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>SAN ANTONIO<\/strong> \u2013 A person\u2019s body was discovered on the construction site of a University Health hospital on the South Side, a hospital official said in an emailed statement to KSAT. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Workers arriving at the site found the body on Thursday morning, though it is not clear where on the property. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2024\/01\/18\/university-health-breaks-ground-on-palo-alto-hospital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2024\/01\/18\/university-health-breaks-ground-on-palo-alto-hospital\/\">Palo Alto Hospital<\/a> and an adjoining office complex are under construction near the Texas A&amp;M University-San Antonio campus. It is slated to open in 2027<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The University Health official said that the person was neither an employee nor a construction worker.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cAll construction workers were sent home this morning and no work will happen at the site today,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">It is not immediately clear how the person died, and the University Health official did not specify in their statement. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The official said San Antonio police were investigating the incident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><b>Read more:<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2025 by KSAT &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the Authors<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 jbJvfh cLUOeE author-container\">\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 grUvMp iQviKm author\">Mason Hickok headshot<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/team\/MHTR4509MNVZTHMHPOITH\/\" title=\"View Mason Hickok&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mason Hickok<\/a>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Mason Hickok is a digital journalist at KSAT. 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