McCalla Man Dies Saturday After Fall From Ladder

MCCALLA, AL — The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office says a McCalla man died Saturday afternoon after falling from a ladder.

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JCSO said deputies were dispatched just before 1 p.m. Saturday to a residence in the 6000 block of Lou George Loop to investigate a report of a person who had fallen from a tree.

Investigators learned from witnesses at the scene that the 56-year-old man attempting to cut some limbs had climbed into a tree using a ladder.

Witnesses told police that one of the limbs reportedly struck the ladder, causing the man to fall to ground.

After suffering life-threatening injuries, the man — who has not been publicly identified — was later pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel.

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