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Elderly Woman Dies After Falling From Ladder While Picking Tangerines

Published January 25, 2026, 16:06
Elderly Woman Dies After Falling From Ladder While Picking Tangerines

A 74-year-old woman tragically died in Krestena while attempting to pick tangerines. The woman climbed onto a shed using a ladder to reach the fruit and fell, sustaining serious head injuries. Her husband found her shortly after and called for an ambulance, which transported her to the Krestena hospital and then to the hospital in Pyrgos. Despite the doctors' efforts, the 74-year-old succumbed to her head injuries. Police are investigating the circumstances of the accident.