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Worker falls to death in RAK

Ras Al Khaimah - Police sources said the victim, who was busy working on the front side of the old building, lost his balance on the scaffolding and fell from the fifth floor.

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Published: Fri 28 Aug 2015, 12:00 AM

Last updated: Fri 28 Aug 2015, 9:57 AM

An Egyptian worker in his thirties fell to death on Wednesday morning from a building under renovation in the old Ras Al Khaimah area.
Police sources said the victim, who was busy working on the front side of the old building, lost his balance on the scaffolding and fell from the fifth floor.
Fellow workers said he had just returned from his annual leave in Egypt after his engagement. "Everything was fine, and we were all involved in the maintenance work when all of a sudden our friend screamed while falling to the ground and then we heard a loud thud," they said.
The Central Operations Room of the Ras Al Khaimah Police, alerted of the accident, dispatched paramedics, rescue teams, police patrols to the site.
Initial investigations denied any criminal grounds behind the tragedy. The autopsy report affirmed that the victim succumbed to the fatal injuries and excessive bleeding he received due to the fall.
Dr Yusuf Al Tair, General Manager of Saqr Hospital, said the victim was already dead when he was brought to the hospital.
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