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A 33-year-old man died on Saturday morning after falling five storeys in downtown Montreal at the scene of an Amnesty International fundraiser.

The rappelling event — “Jumping for freedom with Amnesty International” — was taking place at the Maison du développement durable, at Ste-Catherine and Clark Sts.

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The man fell around 10 a.m. and was pronounced dead at the scene, said Stéphane Smith, a spokesperson for Urgences Santé. Two other people were taken to a hospital to be treated for nervous shock.

The cause of the accident is not yet known. Amnesty spokesperson Anne Sainte-Marie said the man fell before the event had started.

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The man worked for Décalade.com, the company that was overseeing the event, Amnesty said in a joint statement with the Maison du développement durable.

“Our thoughts go to the man’s family, to whom we offer our most sincere condolences,” the organizations said.