Worker Killed at Cold Spring Poultry Processing Plant Identified in Fundraiser

Worker killed at Cold Spring poultry processing plant identified in fundraiser

COLD SPRING — The 29-year-old man who died in a workplace accident on Thursday, June 25, at the Pilgrim's Pride meat processing plant has been identified by coworkers in social media posts and fundraisers for his family as Jesse Leal, a native of Guatemala. A community fundraiser was planned in Rockville to raise money for funeral expenses and to return his body to his native homeland. Donations also were being accepted at a GoFundMe site. As of…

Worker killed at Pilgrim's identified in fundraiser

COLD SPRING — The 29-year-old man who died in a workplace accident on Thursday, June 25, at the Pilgrim's Pride meat processing plant has been identified by coworkers in social media posts and fundraisers for his family as Jesse Leal, a native of Guatemala. A community fundraiser was planned in Rockville to raise money for funeral expenses and to return his body to his native homeland. Donations also were being accepted at a GoFundMe site. As of…