The man who fell inside a water tower Sunday at the University of West Florida has died, said university spokeswoman Janice Cooper Holmes.

Richard Allen Catoe, 17, was from Toccoa, Ga., she said.

Catoe was putting up communication equipment on the tower off Campus Drive near the WUWF radio station. He was contracted with David Telecom, a company based in Perry, Ga., she said.

The investigation is continuing as to why he fell despite wearing a harness, said Lt. David Faircloth of the university police.

“At this point, we’re still doing some follow-ups,” he said.

The Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct an autopsy, Holmes said. She did not know when the results will be available.