A follow up to a story we first reported on the Raccoon Valley Radio Network yesterday morning… we now have the identity of the lineman who died after falling out of a bucket truck.

According to the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office, 39 year-old David Denger of Panora was part of a crew hanging power lines along the west side of Dexfield Road north of Dexter Tuesday.

Around 10am, Denger fell from the bucket of the truck that was suspended nearly 50 feet in the air.

The cause of the accident is not known at this time and Denger was pronounced dead at the scene.

Dallas County EMS and LifeFlight along with Dexter and Stuart Fire Departments assisted the sheriff’s office at the scene.

The accident remains under investigation.

Raccoon Valley Radio will bring you more information as it becomes official.