Crime & Safety

Drexel Hill Man Dies After Falling From Ladder: Report

The 52-year-old man had been cutting down a large tree in his front yard with the ladder reportedly gave way.

A Delaware County man died after falling from his ladder in a freak accident Monday night, according to 6ABC.

The incident occurred on the 5200 block of Reservation Road in Drexel Hill, the report said. The 52-year-old man was reportedly cutting down a large tree in his front yard when the ladder gave way, sending him into the tree and down to the ground several feet below.

He was taken to Crozer Chester Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead just before 10 p.m.

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