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Long Island Cemetery Worker Killed When Grave Collapses on Him
27 Feb 2021
A cemetery worker on Long Island was killed Thursday when the sides of a grave collapsed on him as he was leveling the bottom.
The incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. at Washington Memorial Park located on Canal Road in Mount Sanai, ABC 7 reported.
Moments after Rodwin Allicock was buried in the more than seven-foot deep hole, his coworkers tried to dig him out but were unsuccessful.
“Allicock, 42, of Coram, was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Center,” a press release from Suffolk County police read:
Cemetery digger, 42, dies after grave he was shoveling collapsed on him in Long Island, leaving him trapped underneath more than 7-feet of dirt
Rodwin Allicock, 42, had been working inside the grave at Washington Memorial Park in Mount Sinai Thursday when it collapsed on him at around 8.30am
Co-workers attempted to dig the Coram resident from inside the grave, which was more than seven feet deep
Allicock was pronounced dead at the scene
PICTURED: Grave-digger, 42, is killed after being buried alive under more than seven feet of dirt
Rodwin Allicock, 42, had been working inside the grave at Washington Memorial Park in Mount Sinai Thursday when it collapsed on him at around 8.30am
Co-workers attempted to dig the Coram resident from inside the grave, which was more than seven feet deep
Despite life-saving efforts, Allicock was pronounced dead at the scene