PATHANAPURAM: A drunk man died after falling from a coconut tree near Pathanapuram in Kollam. The deceased has been identified as Pradeep (40), a native of Mangode.

According to the police, Pradeep and his friends had prepared illicit liquor and consumed it at a friend's place. After getting drunk, the group went near the State Farming Corporation office. The accident occurred after Pradeep lost his balance while climbing the tree in order to collect tender coconuts. Upon discovering that Pradeep had gone unconscious, his friends escaped from the area.

It was some of the locals who later found Pradeep lying in the ground. Though he was taken to the Medical College Hospital, he soon succumbed to his injuries. Meanwhile, police have arrested one of Pradeep's friends in connection with the incident. Pradeep is survived by wife Rajitha, son Praveen and daughter Pravitha.