A former photojournalist in Riverside fell to his death while trimming a tree at his home, according to a city of Riverside fire battalion chief.
Firefighters were dispatched Saturday to a home in the 4000 block of Beachwood Place where the man -- identified today by the county coroner's office as 46-year-old Gabriel Acosta -- was pronounced dead, Riverside Fire Battalion Chief Scott Blair said.
Acosta was alone when he fell 15 to 20 feet from a ladder, breaking both legs and suffering a head injury, Blair said.
Relatives arrived later at the home, found him and called 911, Blair said.
Acosta ran GLA Photo in Riverside and was a staff photographer for the San Bernardino Sun, according to his website, which said Acosta also was a staff photographer for Riverside Magazine.
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