The pallbearers had been despatched plunging into the burial plot after a platform gave out, knocking out the deceased man’s son.
WASHINGTON — A gaggle of pallbearers carrying a cherished one’s casket fell right into a grave after a platform collapsed at a Philadelphia cemetery.
Video from the funeral reveals the group of males carry the casket from an SUV to the grave. Because the pallbearers start to decrease the casket, the platform above the burial plot provides out and plunges them into the grave.
The scene unfolded on Friday on the Greenmount Cemetery in Philadelphia as household and pals mourned the lack of Benjamin Aviles, WPVI reported.
“It was only a horrible incident that occurred at a nasty second,” Aviles’ stepdaughter Maribelle Rodriguez advised WPVI.
The pallbearers suffered accidents on their legs, arms and again, Rodriguez stated to the native outlet.
Aviles’ son was among the many pallbearers and was knocked out following the incident.
“The casket lay on high of him, and he was out like a light-weight along with his face within the mud,” Rodriguez described to WPVI.
Aviles’ stepdaughter stated she blames the cemetery, and the funeral dwelling concerned within the incident, citing that the platform was “wobbly” and the wooden was “all moist and soaked.”
An obituary posted by the funeral dwelling reveals Aviles died on March 21 at age 61 as a result of issues associated to coronary heart points.
“I believe they need to apologize,” Rodriguez stated to the Philadelphia outlet. “There ought to be some reimbursement, being that the ceremony was interrupted; nothing was accomplished correctly.”
WPVI reported that on Monday among the boards and damaged wooden may nonetheless be seen on the burial website.
