A man lost his life after falling into a well at around 1:45 pm today, Monday, March 20, 2023.
The Barbados Police Service received a report that an employee of a construction company was cleaning a 60-foot well before accidentally falling into it. The well is located on the southern ramp of the runway of the Grantley Adams International Airport.
The man has been identified by his immediate family members, who attended the scene. He is Alfred Evor Odle, 65 years, of Deal Gardens, Maxwell, Christ Church.
Fire Department personnel recovered his body around 3:20 p.m. and the now-deceased was pronounced dead by a medical doctor who was at the scene.
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