STAFF REPORTER

A 47-year-old tree lopper has fallen nine metres to his death from a cherry picker in South Perth this morning.

WorkSafe Acting Executive Director Ian Munns said that two men were believed to have been lopping trees from the cherry picker when the boom snapped and they fell about nine metres.

One of the men was killed and the other survived the fall.

Inspectors travelled to the site and will interview witnesses and investigate the circumstances.

Mr Munns relayed his condolences to the dead man’s family.