ALEXANDER CITY, Alabama -- Authorities say a man fell to his death while inspecting a ride at a fair in Alabama.
News outlets report the death happened Wednesday afternoon at the Kiwanis Club Fair in Alexander City.
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Tallapoosa County Coroner Mike Knox says the 45-year-old man from Belarus fell about 30 feet (9 meters) from the "Ring of Fire" ride after performing a safety inspection.
Knox says the ride wasn't operating when the man fell, and no one was in line at the time. The fair remained open.
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Authorities haven't released the man's name.