Albanian citizen Genci Halili (25) died Sunday afternoon in an accident while stealing timber in the Macedonian village of Mislodezda.
- Genci and his brother Erion were cutting timber when around 17hrs of that afternoon, one of the logs fell on Genci killing him on the spot. His brother put him on a horse and brought him to Mislodezda, however upon arrival doctors were only able to confirm his death, says Stefan Dimovski, MoI, Ohrid.
The Halili brothers hailed from Albania's neighboring village of Rajce. Due to the tough economic situation in Albania, many of Albania's poor cross the Macedonian border illegally and steal live stock, cut timber and sell them back in Albania. There has been an alarming number of boats stolen from the Ohrid lake in the past 12 months, according to MoI.
Two months earlier, Petrit Lichi from the Albanian town of Librazd lost his life in Bukovo, between Ohrid and Resen while stealing timber with two other Albanians.
Similarly to Genci Halili, Petrit Lichi was hit by a large tree branch while cutting down a tree.
He too was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
