Body Found Crushed by Carpet Identified
A warehouse worker crushed beneath 1,500-pound rolls of carpet was identified Wednesday as Ignacio Reed, 25, of Santa Ana, who was reported missing by his family on Dec. 23, according to police.
Reed, an employee of the Royalty Carpet Mill, was apparently working Dec. 23 when one or more of the large rolls shifted or fell on him, according to Irvine Police Sgt. Al Murray. Reed’s family filed a missing person’s report, but Reed’s fate remained a mystery until fellow employees discovered the body Tuesday morning, Murray said.
The incident at the warehouse at 2567 Main St. is being investigated as an accident, police said.
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