A man was confirmed dead at a work site on Gembler Road on the city’s East Side on Friday, but an autopsy was still needed, according to the medical examiner’s office.
Early reports were that the man died of natural causes but that could not be confirmed.
Fire and EMS were called around 5:30 p.m. to the site off Gembler Road for a man in a trench, according to scanner traffic and the San Antonio Fire Department’s active response page.
The site was far off the roadway, tucked behind an RV Park and a city golf course. Media was not allowed to enter.
At 7:30 p.m. emergency vehicles cleared the site without any officials speaking to reporters.
Details were not available on who was working at the site, what work was being done or if the man was working in the trench when he died or if he fell into the trench.
Attempts to reach officials after they left the scene were not successful.
