Miami woman falls from La Clara condo construction in West Palm Beach

A 23-year-old girl fell to her demise Saturday morning whereas engaged on a high-rise development venture in West Palm Seashore, metropolis police mentioned.

Although authorities have been nonetheless piecing collectively what occurred, it seems that Yamileth Martinez-Ponce was doing work at La Clara, the posh condominiums now below development at 1515 S. Flagler Drive, when she fell from a balcony, police spokesman Mike Jachles mentioned. 

He mentioned investigators consider that Martinez-Ponce, a resident of the Allapattah neighborhood in Miami-Dade County, was on the Thirteenth-floor when she fell simply earlier than 9 a.m. 

“She labored for a flooring firm, and for causes we do not know, she apparently fell off of that balcony,” Jachles mentioned.

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Martinez-Ponce dropped to the second flooring and died on the scene, he mentioned. 

The West Palm Seashore Police Division’s Murder Unit was investigating the demise, and OSHA — the federal Occupational Security and Well being Administration — is anticipated to launch its personal evaluate. 

The location off Flagler Drive was dwelling to the 1515 Tower condos for many years, earlier than a managed implosion introduced down the constructing in February 2010. 

Development of the 25-story La Clara condominiums started in March 2019 and is anticipated to complete by spring 2023, based on a previous interview with Nice Gulf, the venture’s Canada-based developer.

Giuseppe Sabella is a reporter at The Palm Seashore Put up, a part of the USA TODAY Florida Community. You possibly can attain him at gsabella@pbpost.com. Assist assist our journalism and subscribe at present.