Playa Dorada death under investigation

posted on: Feb 11 2010 9:35 by Royston. Viewed 601 times.


A contractor carrying maintenance work was killed on Tuesday when he fell from a scaffold in the lobby of the Blue Bay Hotel in Playa Dorada. Another worker was seriously injured in the same incident.

The Director General of the Northern Region National Police, based in Puerto Plata, named the deceased as Pedro Pablo Grull�n P�rez, 38 years old, who lived on la Calle 4, Mirador del Sur. The injured man is Carlos Manuel Elivo Hern�ndez, 27, of Montellano.

The medical examiner, Dr. Miguel Mercedes Batista, stated that Grullon Perez died from head injuries and  Elive Hernandez had several injuries caused by the fall.

The body of Pedro Pablo Perez Grullon was released to his family by Deputy Prosecutor Attorney, Dr. Jose Perez Montas. Police announced that the case is being investigated.

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