Latest update March 24th, 2025 7:05 AM
Chainsaw operator crushed by tree
A father of five died yesterday after being pinned by the tree he was cutting in the Clonbrook Polder, East Coast Demerara.
Dead: 43-year-old Deaplall Muakelall
According to reports, 43 year-old Deaplall Muakelall of 13 Section ‘B’ Clonbrook, East Coast Demerara died while villagers tried to remove sections of a fallen tree which had pinned him down after he had cut it with his chainsaw.
The dead man’s relatives told this publication that he left his home at approximately 10:00 hours yesterday to cut wood in the backdam.
However, at around 15:30 hours they received a phone call that he was pinned by the tree he was cutting.
This publication was told that by the time relatives and other villagers made it to the location where the incident occurred, other persons had already removed the man from under the tree. He was rushed from the back dam which is located some six miles from the actual village but he had already appeared dead.
The man’s relatives said they took him to his home and made a report to the police while they awaited the arrival of a hearse to remove his corpse.
Kuakelall is survived by his wife and their five children.
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