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Third Fall River man to die on the job this year remembered as hardworking, full of life
A third Fall River man has died while on the job this year.
According to his brother, 33-year-old Jorge Marcelo Yanza Riera died in a work accident in Martha’s Vineyard, MA.
Jorge lived in Fall River and arrived in this country a little over two years ago in the hope of building a better future and supporting his family in Ecuador. Jorge was described as a hardworking man full of life and always smiling. Ready to reach out to anyone who needed it.
Family members are looking to bring Riera’s body back to Ecuador.
In February, a Fall River man fell off of a ladder and died.
In late January, a Fall River man died after a home being constructed collapsed.
