A 29-year-old roof worker died Thursday morning when he fell off a roof in Tarpon Springs. 

  • Roof worker falls off Tarpon Springs roof
  • Worker falls 20 feet, taken Florida Hospital/North Pinellas
  • Garrett Marshall, 29, of Crystal Beach, pronounced dead at hospital

According to Tarpon Springs police, Garrett Marshall, 29, of Crystal Beach, was rushed to Florida Hospital/North Pinellas just after 10 a.m. when he fell off the roof of the First Baptist Church, located at 1021 Gulf Road. 

Marshall was working for Lester F. Paulk and Sons roofing when he fell 20 feet off the roof to the ground, authorities said. He sustained critical injuries and later died at the hospital.

Authorities are investigating the incident.