On June 15, 1977, while photographing a flood at Wuhsi, he fell on a rock in the rain, suffered a heart attack, and died, still clutching a camera in his hand.
「攝影」除了帶給他創作的樂趣，也克服了某些遭遇的鬱悶無奈。民國六十六年六月十五日，他騎著機車到台中郊外的烏溪畔拍攝災害新聞，雷雨交加的當兒，他在河床上奔跑時摔了一跤，胸部撞及一塊大石頭，導致心臟病復發。