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Tree falls, kills pensioner at Moruca

Feb 11, 2024 News

Kaieteur News – A 77-year-old man died between Tuesday and Wednesday after a tree fell on him as he cut ‘vines’ at the savannah at Kamwatta, Moruca in Region One.

Dead is Malcom Bumber.

Reports are that Bumber left his home on Tuesday morning around 10:00hrs to cut ‘vines’ for handicraft at the savannah area. After the man failed to return home that day, a councilor of the village reported to police that the man was missing.

A search commenced for Bumber and around 07:40hrs on Wednesday he was found lying motionless under a huge tree. The incident occurred some 10 miles away from the village.

The man’s son Winston Bumber told police that his father left home alone on Tuesday with a cutlass in hand to cut the vines which are used to make handcrafted items.

Another resident noted that while searching for the elderly man, he saw a large tree which appeared to have recently fallen. He became suspicious and checked around the said tree where he saw the victim lying motionless, pinned underneath. The man had his black backpack on his person when he was found.

The body was taken to the Kumaka District Hospital Mortuary at Santa Rosa awaiting post-mortem examination.

 

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