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72-Year-Old Dies After Elevator Stall in Silla as Investigators Examine Attempted Escape

Preliminary Guardia Civil findings point to a forced door followed by a fall into the shaft.

Overview

  • The man, identified as José V. A., was found dead in the elevator pit after the car stopped between the second and first floors.
  • Emergency services and provincial firefighters responded, and a judicial team later carried out the formal recovery of the body.
  • An elevator technician says he arrived about twenty minutes after being alerted, opened the car, and discovered it empty before the body was located below.
  • Residents report recurring lift failures in the building, with one of two elevators out of service and the operating unit recently modified to meet Ministry of Industry rules.
  • A neighbor who spoke to the trapped man described him as highly anxious and concerned for his wife with reduced mobility, while authorities continue an open investigation with no definitive conclusions reported.