KISSIMMEE, Florida — A dump truck driver was killed after his vehicle slid into a retention pond at a Margaritaville Resort work site Thursday afternoon.
- Dump truck driver killed in Margaritaville Resort work zone
- Rogelio Gonzalez Aponte died after dump truck slid into pond
- Divers, troopers searched all night; body found Friday
At about 3 p.m., Rogelio Gonzalez Aponte was driving the dump truck in a construction area on Funie Steed Road and Formosa Gardens Boulevard at a work site on Margaritaville Resort Orlando when the truck's left tires slid into a retention pond, troopers said.
The dump truck then overturned, trapping Aponte underwater, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
Construction workers used equipment to get the dump truck upright, but the 58-year-old Kissimmee man wasn't initially found. Orange County Fire Rescue divers also couldn't find him. FHP troopers stayed at the area all night, and his body was found Friday morning.
The incident is under investigation.