30-04-2025
GoFundMe raises money to send body of construction worker killed in Mass. to Ecuador
A GoFundMe campaign is raising money to send the body of a Fall River construction worker to his family in Ecuador in the wake of his death at a Martha's Vineyard work site last week.
Jorge Marcelo Yanza Riera, 33, died after becoming injured in an accident while working at 14 Trapps Pond Road in Edgartown on April 22. He fell 20 to 30 feet from some scaffolding shortly before 3 p.m., according to The Martha's Vineyard Times.
Riera died on a residential property whose owner told newspaper the construction worker was employed by a Fall River contractor. The Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA) is investigating Riera's death, The Martha's Vineyard Times reported.
Read more: Fall River man dies in construction accident on Martha's Vineyard
Riera came to the U.S. from Ecuador a little over two years ago 'in the hope of building a better future' and supporting his family back home, his brother, Angel Yanza Riera, wrote on the GoFundMe campaign page.
'Jorge was a young man full of life, hardworking, always with a smile and ready to reach out to anyone who needed it. His sudden departure has left an immense void in our hearts,' his brother wrote.
Money raised through the campaign will go towards Riera's funeral and transportation of his body to Ecuador where his parents live, his brother wrote on the campaign page. As of Tuesday evening, the campaign was far from reaching its $9,000 goal, having only raised a little over $1,000.
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