Brigham Young University offensive lineman dies in construction accident
HONOLULU — Brigham Younger University offensive lineman Sione Veikoso was killed in a construction accident in his…
HONOLULU — Brigham Younger University offensive lineman Sione Veikoso was killed in a construction accident in his hometown in Hawaii, spouse and children customers explained.
Veikoso, 22, died Friday just after a retaining wall he was encouraging repair through vacation break from school collapsed, his spouse and children verified. The Honolulu Fire Office documented that 3 other people have been wounded when the 15-foot (4.5-meter) rock wall partially fell driving a dwelling in Kailua, which is about 12 miles (19 kilometers) northeast of Honolulu.
“He was a light giant who liked his loved ones. He was trusted and caring,” Veikoso’s cousin Joshua Kava mentioned in a prepared assertion to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
The 6-foot-7 (2-meter), 305-pound (138-kilogram) lineman had completed his initially year at BYU, where he transferred after a person 12 months at Arizona Point out, when retaining 4 years of eligibility.
Firefighters arrived at the residence just right before midday Friday to discover the collapsed wall and bystanders making use of a little excavator to eliminate rocks trapping the adult males. Rescuers identified as them off because of the wall’s instability and manually taken out rocks to free of charge two of the adult males in about 15 minutes. But Veikoso was trapped deeper. He was removed at about 12:30 p.m. and was pronounced useless at the scene at 1:35 p.m.
The home-owner informed authorities she was getting the stone wall repaired. A full of six individuals have been at the scene. One person escaped the rubble just before firefighters arrived but refused treatment and two ended up uninjured.
“Rest in Like Sione. God be with you until we fulfill all over again,” BYU football said in a tweet.
Just after superior university, Veikoso used two yrs as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Working day Saints in Manaus, Brazil, prior to enrolling in college or university.
