NJ Man Dies While Putting Holiday Lights On Home
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) -- A southern New Jersey man has died after he fell while stringing Christmas lights on his roof.
Authorities did not immediately release the name of the 59-year-old man in Washington Township.
The Courier-Post of Cherry Hill reported the man was found lying unconscious in his driveway around 5 p.m. Sunday. A ladder was propped against the garage roof and his hat was left on the roof. Lights were half strung along the home's second story.
The man was pronounced dead at Kennedy Memorial Hospital.
Police say an average of one person a year in the town dies while setting up holiday decorations.
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