Police: Croatian Man Killed in Ship Fall in Philadelphia

December 7, 2010

Police say a man is dead after falling into the hull of a ship at a Philadelphia pier.

A police spokeswoman says 46-year-old Croatian man was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead Sunday night.

Rescuers tell WPVI-TV they used a crane and basket to remove the man.

A phone message left for the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority was not immediately returned.