Steinbach RCMP say a 49-year-old man from Steinbach is dead after suffering a medical emergency on the roof of his home.

Emergency crews were called to a residence on Henry Street just after 12:30pm Thursday.

Police say the man appeared to be shovelling snow off the roof when the incident occurred.

Steinbach Assistant Fire Chief Russ Reimer says the fire department's tech rescue team assisted in lowering the man off the roof with the help of their ladder truck. RCMP say he was then transported to the Bethesda Regional Health Centre where he was pronounced dead.