A 49-year-old coconut vendor died on Sunday after falling from a coconut tree at Friendship, on the East Coast of Demerara (ECD).
Albert Moffatt, of Vigilance Squatting Area, was picking coconuts on Sunday when he fell from more than 15 feet high to the ground. According to police, at just around 8am, neighbours heard a sudden crashing sound coming from the direction where Mofatt was picking coconuts. Nearby community members rushed towards the base of the tree, where Mofatt was seen lying motionless.
One neighbour said Moffatt was still alive. “My nephews called out to me and seh ‘uncle, the man fall out the coconut tree.’ And when I came he lie down deh, panting for breath,” he explained.
The police were summoned and Moffatt was taken to the Georgetown Public Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
According to neighbours, Moffatt frequently climbed trees of a similar height without any problem. However, they believe that he may have lost his footing and fallen.
