Man dies as Bret pounds

Relatives of Andy ‘Channa’ Maynard denied reports that he died when he fell from scaffolding while repairing the roof of his house which was damaged by Bret. They said that he slipped while walking on a sheet of galvanize which was propped on the wall outside his home and is the access to the top floor of the building.

It is believed that when he fell, Maynard broke his neck. His wife spotted his body in the yard at 3 am when she peeped outside.

Maynard was a DJ. He left home at 8 pm on Monday night with his brother. Hours later, his body was found. A relative said he heard a loud bang at 2 am but through nothing as such noises were being heard all night as the storm raged.

When Newsday visited relatives yesterday, Maynard’s wife was inconsolable. Other family members described the deceased as a friendly and family-oriented