Man cutting branch falls to death

Published by rudy Date posted on July 20, 2014

MANILA, Philippines – A 58-year-old man died after falling 20 feet from the roof of a building in Manila on Friday morning as he was cutting down a tree mangled by Typhoon Glenda earlier this week.

Ruben Beraquit and two other laborers were cutting a branch that landed on the roof of the United Methodist Mission House in Malate when he lost his balance and fell headfirst at about 9:30 a.m. Friday, Police Officer 3 Marlon San Pedro said.

He died while being treated at the Ospital ng Maynila at around 5 p.m. –Aie Balagtas See (The Philippine Star)

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