Maintenance worker dies after fall in vault in Palm Desert

PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) - A maintenance worker is dead after a fall in a vault Wednesday morning at a country club in Palm Desert.

The incident was first reported as a "confined space rescue" at around 10:20 a.m. at the Marriott's Desert Springs Villas in the 1000 block of Pinehurst Lane, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

CAL FIRE wrote on social media that a person had fallen into a 20ft. manhole. A CAL FIRE spokesperson told News Channel 3 that the person was a maintenance worker who was working in a vault.

Details were limited but the officials said the patient fell. Air monitoring registered hydrogen sulfide gas, which required rescue crews to use special equipment for the operation, CAL FIRE said.

The cause of the person's death is being investigated by the coroner's office. CAL OSHA is also en route to investigate the incident.

Stay with News Channel 3 for any new developments.