A West Palm Beach roofer is fighting for his life after a harrowing accident at St. Patrick's Episcopal Church left him with critical injuries. Police report that an eight-foot-long two-by-four plummeted over 25 feet from the church's roof, striking the roofer in the head while he was working on the ground. West Palm Beach Police Department responded to an urgent 911 call received at 5:04 p.m. on Monday, detailing the tragic incident at 418 N. Sapodilla Ave.
Caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, the roofer bore the brunt of the wooden beam's deadly descent, which occurred amid what was otherwise a routine project. In a scene swarming with first responders, a CBS12 video captured police interviewing witnesses while the West Palm Beach Fire Department hastened to offer aid.
The victim was promptly rushed to St. Mary's Medical Center by the West Palm Beach Fire Department in an effort to save his life. As the community reels from the accident, the details surrounding the fall of the two-by-four remain scant, with neither updates on the man's condition nor explanations for the mishap immediately available.
Providing the bare bones of this unfolding story, West Palm Beach police stated in a post that the roofer "was working on the ground when the beam fell more than 25 feet from the roof." This is a turn of events that casts a sobering shadow over the sacred grounds of St. Patrick's Episcopal Church, as parishioners and the broader community grapple with the reverberations of the incident. The investigation into how and why the beam fell continues, with WPTV reporting the sparse details shared by authorities thus far.
