JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – A tree trimmer died after he fell about 20 feet from a ladder while he was warding off wasps Saturday afternoon, according to Jacksonville Beach Police Department.
It happened about 2:30 p.m. on 28th Avenue South.
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Police said Joseph English, an employee of a tree service company, was trimming palm trees when he disturbed a nest of wasps, fell and landed on brick pavers.
English, 57, was taken in critical condition to Memorial Hospital, where he died Sunday, police said.