Authorities say a 55-year-old Florida man who was preparing his home for Hurricane Irma died after falling off a ladder.
The Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s office reported Wednesday that Vincent Forest was pronounced dead Sunday at a Tampa hospital, a day after the accident at his Lake Placid home.
An autopsy performed Tuesday concluded the cause of death was blunt impact to his head, including skull fractures, brain bruising and internal bleeding.
Forest was married and worked for Glade and Grove Supply Co. agricultural dealership.
His is the 20th death in the U.S. blamed on Irma. Six other deaths of patients in a sweltering nursing home are being investigated.
