Officers responded to Belmont Circle in Syosset at about 10:40 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 29, according to the Nassau County Police Department.
The man was lying on his back with a shovel next to him, NCPD said.
NCPD said the Syosset Fire Department also responded, and the man was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 11:19 p.m.
Police said there is no criminality at this time.
The man's identity has not yet been released.
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