(The Sun) - Mark Zuckerberg is being sued over the death of one of his security guards, who allegedly suffered a fatal heart attack on his $100million property in Hawaii.
Rodney Medeiros, 70, died in August 2019 during one of his shifts on Zuckerberg's expansive 750-acre Koolau Ranch, which includes two separate parcels: the Kahu'aina Plantation and Pila'a Beach.
Medeiros, a retired sugar cane worker, was a part-time security guard on the Meta CEO's property - where he was responsible for patrolling Pila'a Beach, a 393-acre property with a white-sand coast on Kauai's North Shore.
The beach is located at the bottom of a steep hill of Zuckerberg's gigantic property.
Medeiros' daughter, Ziba, claims that her father would be driven down to his post at the start and end of his shift.
However, during his shifts on August 4, heavy rain made the path inaccessible to vehicles.
Medeiros had to climb the steep path on his own, suffering a fatal heart attack in the process, according to the lawsuit filed by his family.
“It’s a cliff. It’s steep, and they told us it drops on both sides," Ziba told Hawaii Now News.
A fellow security guard who was worried about Medeiros went out to look for him and eventually found him leaning against a tree, clinging to his chest.
The 70-year-old was taken to the hospital, where he later died.
By Israel Salas-Rodriguez
August 19, 2022
