On Monday, March 17, 2025, at about 4:15 p.m., police officers from the Micoud Police Station received information regarding a tree maintenance accident in La Haut, Micoud, which claimed the life of one male.
Investigators proceeded to the scene, where they observed personnel from the Saint Lucia Fire Service attending to a male who appeared to be unresponsive. Preliminary inquiries revealed that the individual was in the process of pruning a tree when an accident occurred, resulting in him sustaining an injury.
The victim was conveyed to St. Jude Hospital, Vieux-Fort, where his death was confirmed by a medical practitioner at the institution. The deceased has been identified as 35-year-old Claude Stephen of Mon Repos, Micoud.