Man ID'd In Deadly Fall From Tower

SAN JOSE, CA — A 19-year-old man fell to his death Thursday morning from the tower of a residential building under construction in San Jose, the construction company confirmed today. The man was identified as Gavin Lam of San Jose, according to the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner's Office.

San Jose police declined to release information on the incident because it is believed to be a suicide.

At about 6 a.m. Thursday, Lam, who is employed by the Swinerton firm which has been providing consulting services on the project, was on an upper floor of the under-construction Silvery Towers site at 188 W. St. James St. in downtown San Jose when the fall occurred.

Though officials with Swinerton said in a statement that Lam's death "was not related to construction activities," an investigation is underway by the state's Division of Occupational Safety and Health, or
Cal/OSHA, a Swinerton representative confirmed.

Lam was "previously a part of the team assisting the owner with limited consulting services," but was not engaged in those activities at the time of his fall, said Swinerton spokesperson Meggie Hollywood.

By Bay City News Service

Photo via Shutterstock.com