A window washer and father of two fell several stories to his death outside a Boston office building on Monday, police said.
Nicholas Marks, 40, of East Weymouth, fatally plummeted while working on 100 Summer Street just before 8 a.m. Monday, Boston 25 News reported.
He fell an “unknown number of stories” outside the 32-story Financial District building, police told the outlet.
“I’ve known him for 18 years,” Gerardo Ortiz, a fellow window washer and friend of the victim, said of Marks.
“We wake up every morning to go to work and we don’t know what’s going to happen that day,” he added.
“[He had] two beautiful children and he’s going to be missed greatly,” another coworker who declined to give their name, told Boston 25.
“Great person… great person. That’s it. That’s all I got to say.”
Following the tragic fall, 100 Summer Street was surrounded by yellow police tape, as well as law enforcement cruisers and investigators who circled the scene, the outlet noted.
A shoe, a broken piece of plastic safety equipment, and Marks’ Bosun chair were reportedly recovered not far from his body.
According to Ortiz – who works for a different company than the victim – window washers typically rely on multiple safety ropes so, in case one fails, they can hang on until assistance arrives.
“You follow all the safety procedures and nothing will happen,” he explained.
“You never know what could have happened. The equipment failed. It’s a lot of weight on the ropes.”
Marks may have been employed by Sky Safety, Inc., and window washing firm located outside Boston, Boston 25 News reported.
The company did not immediately respond to The Post’s inquiries.
There have been 11 fatal window washer incidents in Boston over the last five years, Boston 25 added – including the death of a window washer at the JFK Library last year.
“Our deepest sympathies go out to Mr. Marks’s family and friends at this tragic time,” Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said of Marks’ death.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has reportedly been informed of the incident.