Tragic for the mans family.
His wife expressed concern because the porch roof was 'slippery', but he still went up there. I guess it was a pitched roof.
In the wrong hands ladders are dangerous, many times I've seen people using ladders in unsafe ways especially at this time of year putting up and taking down decorations but I'm loath to interfere and get told to mind my own business!
Unfortunately this will become part of the annual statistics and impact on everyone who uses a ladder properly.