Crime & Safety
BREAKING: Bee Likely Killed Exterminator On Bergen County Synagogue Roof, Cops Say
The man apparently suffered the fatal sting while on the roof of the house of worship, authorities said.
An exterminator who was found dead on the roof of a Bergen County synagogue this week likely succumbed to a bee sting, authorities say.
“He may have had an allergic reaction,” Lt. John Bakelaar said, according to Cliffview Pilot and Daily Voice.
The victim was working at Chabad of Northwest Bergen County on Pulis Avenue in Franklin Lakes when he was found Wednesday, according to Daily Voice.
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Rabbi Chanoch Kaplan and a representative of Western Pest Services declined comment, according to the report.
No specific information was provided on the victim.
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