Climber killed as coconut tree falls

coastaldigest.com news network
April 13, 2018

Kasaragod, Apr 13: Appaya Naik, a 65-year-old coconut tree climber, was killed near Badiadka on Thursday when a coconut tree got uprooted while he was climbing it.

The incident occurred around 9.30 a.m. when he was plucking coconuts at a plot at Panchathadka.

Though he was rushed to a local hospital and from there to the General Hospital here, his life could not be saved, police sources said. He is survived by his wife, a son, and a daughter.

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