Man died while shaking crumbs off tablecloth

A small town in Italy’s Aosta region is in shock after a man fell to his death while shaking crumbs off a tablecloth.

The 47-year-old fell eight metres to his death from the balcony of his second floor apartment in the Surpian area of Saint-Marcel, a town of 1,227 residents.



After having breakfast with his wife and two children, the man went to shake the crumbs off the tablecloth over the balcony. But the tablecloth slipped from his hands, and he fell over the balcony as he tried to retrieve it.

He died instantly. The unnamed man was very well known and respected in the town, where residents are still trying to come to terms with his death. His funeral was held on Wednesday.