Stagehand Coachella dies after autumn during the preparation of the festival



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A machinist contributing to the establishment of Coachella Festival would have died while he was working on a stage at the Polo Club Empire.

According to TMZ, the worker died early Saturday morning after a fall of 20 meters on the ground.

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Eyewitnesses told TMZ that the machinist climbed onto the scaffolding to do editing work for one of the festival scenes before it fell.

The cause of the fall is unclear, although sources report that the worker was not hooked into a safety harness.

A spokesman for the Indio police confirmed to TMZ that they had received a report of a work accident involving a person who had fallen on the Coachella field at around 9:30 am Pacific daylight time.

The emergency teams reacted shortly after the report was made, but the victim was declared dead at the scene.

Traumatic Injury: RPT @ 9:26 – Monroe St. X Ave 50 to Indio. The victim fell from a roof and perished on the scene. Indio PD investigating. BC, 1 ENG, 1 TRK, 1 INDIO MEDIC UNIT. #MonroeINCIDENT

– CAL FIRE Riverside (@CALFIRERRU) April 6, 2019

Goldenvoice, the production company behind the event, issued a statement regarding the tragedy this afternoon.

"Today, Goldenvoice has lost a colleague, a friend, a family member. Our friend fell while he was working on a festival stage. It is with a heavy heart and a huge difficulty that we confirm his disappearance. He's been part of our team for 20 years in the desert and doing what he loved. He was a hardworking and loving person who cared deeply about his team. As our manager, he was responsible for the countless incredible shows presented at the festival. We will miss him terribly. "

The first Coachella weekend will begin April 12-14 and the second weekend will be April 19-21. Both weekends will be in Indio, California.

No other information is available at the moment.

AP sends our deepest thoughts and condolences to the entire Coachella family.

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