Trimmer dies after fall from tree at Waikiki hotel

Published June 13, 2012 4:29am ET



HONOLULU (AP) — A tree trimmer has died after falling about 40 feet during work at a Waikiki resort, officials said.

Reid Barcelona, 26, of Honolulu, was trimming a coconut tree Monday night when he fell, his mother, Stasia Barcelona, said Tuesday. He landed on the pool deck at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, said EMS District Chief Colin Wong.

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