BCSO: Man dies after retaining wall collapses, buries him in ‘large amount of dirt’ in south Bexar County Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as Leandro Castro, 63
BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – A man died after a retaining wall collapsed and buried him under dirt in south Bexar County, according to the sheriff’s office.
Deputies responded to the scene just before 2 p.m. Tuesday in the 21400 block of Applewhite Road.
On Wednesday afternoon, the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as Leandro Castro, 63.
Castro died of blunt force and crushing injuries, the medical examiner’s office said. His death was ruled an accident.
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office said workers were building a retaining wall when it collapsed, burying Castro under “a large amount of dirt.”
Workers attempted to rescue Castro but were unable to, the sheriff’s office said. Castro was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:33 p.m. Tuesday.
Additional information was not immediately available.
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