Name of Casino Fall Victim Released

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By Aaron Hepker

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a Nebraska man who was fatally injured in a fall at a Council Bluffs casino.

He was identified as Robert McIntyre, 62, of Omaha, Neb.

Council Bluffs officials say McIntyre was going from the second floor to the third floor of the Ameristar Casino-Hotel casino on an escalator Friday evening. He stumbled and fell over a railing, dropping 20 to 25 feet to the first floor.

Authorities say McIntyre was taken to an Omaha hospital, where he died.

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