It is reported that the Medagama police said that a father of four who was climbing a coconut tree in his garden and plucking nuts fell from the tree and died.
The deceased is NK Ratnapala (55), a resident of Medagama Pitadeniya.
It is said that he was seriously injured after falling from the coconut tree and died after being admitted to the Medagama Regional Hospital and transferred to the Monaragala District General Hospital for further treatment.
Medagama Police is conducting investigations on this.