St James man dies after falling from ladder

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St James man dies after falling from ladder

Thirty-five-year-old Teniel Wilson of Grange Pen, Lilliput in St James died after he fell from a ladder in his community on Saturday.

The police report that about 3:20 p.m., Wilson was seen on a ladder in a tree fixing an electrical wire while using a cellphone.

He then fell from the ladder and was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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