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A man in South Lismore died at work last week in an apparent medical episode, police said.

He wasn’t formally identified and police didn’t offer any other details about him.

They said fellow staff at a business in South Lismore’s Krauss Avenue found him suffering what appeared to be a medical episode about 3.12pm Wednesday 29 May.

The employees were reportedly administering CPR by the time police arrived and helped until paramedics came.

Police said the man was unable to be resuscitated.

NSW Work Cover was reportedly notified and a police said they would report the death to the NSW Coroner.

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