SEDGWICK COUNTY, Kan. — The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office has identified the individual who died in an occupational incident at Textron Aviation’s east campus as 61-year-old Rocky Baldwin of Wichita.
At approximately 12:10 p.m. on Feb. 24, 2025, Sedgwick County Sheriff’s deputies, Sedgwick County EMS, and firefighters from Sedgwick County Fire District 1 and the Wichita Fire Department responded to the 9700 block of East Central for a report of an employee not breathing.
Fire and EMS personnel found Mr. Baldwin in a facility paint booth, wearing a ventilator mask and not breathing. Despite life-saving measures, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
His death remains under investigation by the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office and the Sedgwick County Coroner’s Office.
We extend our deepest condolences to the family, friends, and coworkers of Mr. Baldwin during this difficult time.
Additional information will be released as it becomes available.
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