{"id":16329,"date":"2018-06-12T15:45:40","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T19:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=16329"},"modified":"2018-06-12T20:01:19","modified_gmt":"2018-06-13T00:01:19","slug":"man-dies-after-electric-shock-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/man-dies-after-electric-shock-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Villa man dead after electric shock"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Police are investigating an apparent electrocution which took place in Willikies at about 3:30 pm today Tuesday 12th<\/sup> June, 2018.<\/p>

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Dead is 22 years old Justin Person of Back Street Villa who apparently came into contact with live electricity.<\/p>\n

According to reports, the man was working at a property in Willikies with a colleague when the incident occurred.<\/p>

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His colleague reportedly left the job site and returned to the man’s body on the ground.<\/p>

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An ambulance took the man to the hospital in an unconscious state.<\/p>\n

He was then pronounced dead.<\/p>

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Investigations into the matter are ongoing.<\/p>\n

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