An elderly man died on Tuesday, November 10, after a branch fell on him while he was pruning a tree in the La Pica sector of the Quebrada Grande neighborhood in Las Piedras, the Puerto Rico Police Bureau reported. According to the preliminary report, the incident occurred at about 8:51 AM while the man "was pruning a tree."
"A branch fell and caused him to fall, leaving him with injuries that caused his death," the police report states. The man has not yet been identified. Agent Elizabeth Morales, assigned to the Las Piedras police district, is handling the investigation together with the on-duty prosecutor.