May 23, 2013

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Reporter: CBS/AP (Posted by Kion Hudson)

Falling Refrigerator Crushes L.A. Man Grabbing Beer

(CBS/AP)-- A 60-something Los Angeles man was killed on New Year's Day after a refrigerator fell on him while he was trying to grab a beer, CBS Los Angeles reports.

The incident happened around 4 p.m. Tuesday as the man was getting the beer from a fridge in his garage, said Ed Winter, an assistant chief coroner for Los Angeles County.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, Winter said.