Kaieteur News: "A Better Hope, East Coast Demerara family was plunged into mourning yesterday after 23-year old Gerry Anthony Smith fell to his death from a 20-foot roof.
Smith, who was working on the building owned by a popular used tyre and heavy duty equipment dealer, was pronounced dead at around 09:00 hours while receiving treatment at the Georgetown Hospital where he was immediately taken after the fall.
The young man was said to be a labourer who was employed by the establishment.
Speaking to Kaieteur News yesterday, Vishnu Ramdial, whose family operates the business, said that the tragedy occurred after he had asked Smith to clear some debris from the gutter on the roof of one of the buildings.
Ramdial claimed that while on the roof, Smith stood up and came into contact with a power line that ran over the building.
He was subsequently hurled from the roof and landed on the concrete yard some 20 feet below."
Smith, who was working on the building owned by a popular used tyre and heavy duty equipment dealer, was pronounced dead at around 09:00 hours while receiving treatment at the Georgetown Hospital where he was immediately taken after the fall.
The young man was said to be a labourer who was employed by the establishment.
Speaking to Kaieteur News yesterday, Vishnu Ramdial, whose family operates the business, said that the tragedy occurred after he had asked Smith to clear some debris from the gutter on the roof of one of the buildings.
Ramdial claimed that while on the roof, Smith stood up and came into contact with a power line that ran over the building.
He was subsequently hurled from the roof and landed on the concrete yard some 20 feet below."
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