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Saturday, jul 4
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Electrocution
Police & Fire
Teen Electrocuted, Killed Trying To Fix Faulty Heater At Jewish Bath House In Catskills: Source
A 17-year-old boy from Monsey died after being electrocuted while trying to repair a faulty heater at a mikvah, a ritualistic Jewish bathhouse, in Upstate New York, Daily Voice has learned. As first reported by Yeshiva World News, the teen was at a camp in Kerhonkson on Aug. 20 when the incident occurred. Catskills Hatzalah paramedics found him in cardiac arrest, revived him, and rushed him to a hospital in Poughkeepsie before transferring him to Westchester Medical Center, the outlet said. The Monsey Scoop reports the boy died two weeks later. He was identified as the son of Rabbi E…
Police & Fire
Man Fatally Electrocuted Working At Yale Golf Course ID'd As 54-Year-Old Grandfather
Police have identified the man who was fatally electrocuted while working at the Yale Golf Course last month as a 54-year-old New Haven grandfather. Luís Alberto Marcatoma was working on a restoration project at the New Haven course on Aug. 21 when a downed power line electrocuted him, Yale Public Safety Chief Duane Lovello has said. It's unclear if the wire fell on him or if he stepped on it by mistake. The Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled his death an accident. Lovello said last week the case remains under investigation. He did not respond to a follo…
Police & Fire
Volunteer Firefighter Electrocuted During NY Crash Response: 'World Lost A Great Man'
A community is in mourning following the death of a New York firefighter who lost his life while responding to an emergency call. Jason McGlone, an assistant chief of the East Branch Volunteer Fire Department in Delaware County, died while responding to a car crash on Route 30 on Thursday night, July 17, the department confirmed. McGlone, a Long Island native from South Huntington who had made East Branch his home, was among the first responders dispatched to the scene around 9:30 p.m. when a vehicle reportedly crashed into a telephone pole. In a heartbreaking series of events, a fellow fi…
Police & Fire
Teen Driver Killed Walking Into Live Power Line After South Jersey Crash
A 17-year-old driver survived crashing into a utility pole but was electrocuted to death when he walked into a downed power line in South Jersey, authorities said. New Jersey State Police troopers responded to the crash on East Point Road in Maurice River, Cumberland County, at about 6:20 p.m. on Sunday, March 3, according to Trooper Troy McNair, a NJSP spokesman The Millville teenager was driving a Ford northbound on East Point Road when he lost control and struck a utility pole, overturning, McNair said. His name was not released because of his age. The pole and electrical wires were top…
Police & Fire
Worker Electrocuted, Killed By Live Wire In Mercer County: Police
A worker was electrocuted and killed while working on fiber optic lines, authorities said. Dean Kitchin, 52, of Cherry Hill apparently touched a live power line during the work, they said. His lifeless body was found on top of a box truck, according to Hamilton police. Hamilton police and firefighters were called to 11 Souith Gold Road for a report of a fire on Wednesday, March 1. There was no foul play, Hamilton police said. The Middlesex County Medical Examiner's Office was conducting an autopsy.
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Electrocution Survivor Loses Insurance Benefits, Jersey Shore Friends Rally To Pay His Bills
A Monmouth County man survived being electrocuted but suffered burns over 40 percent of his body. Now, he faces the painful task of paying medical bills after his Medicare coverage was cut. More than $28,000 has been raised in this GoFundMe page to support Paul Roberts, of Fair Haven, who accidentally hit a live wire while cutting a tree branch last August. Per a GoFundMe organized by Paul's friends, Carrie and Ron Drazin: "He was being electrocuted for approximately 20 minutes with his body literally in flames when the police arrived. When the power was turned off, he fell 25 feet f…
Police & Fire
Man, 24, Electrocuted After Fall Onto
Patco
Station Tracks: 'Everyone Was Just Staring'
A 24-year-old man died when he fell onto train tracks at the PATCO station Philadelphia's Center City and was electrocuted overnight, officials said. The man fell onto the tracks at the 8th & Market Street station around 12:40 a.m., and came in contact with the electrified third rail, according to a Delaware River Port Authority spokesperson The man was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The incident remains under investigation. The victim's identity was not immediately released. An apparent witness detailed the incident on Twitter: The incident remains under investi…
Police & Fire
Possible Electrocution Involving Police Officer Reported In Edison: Developing
An electrocution was reported in Edison late Thursday afternoon, according to a developing and unconfirmed report. The report said a police officer was operating a traffic light control box when the accident occurred. A call to Edison police was not immediately returned. Area firefighters and EMS crews were responded, reports said. The incident occurred at Route 27 and Vineyard Road, according to initial reports. By 5:30 p.m., a report said the officer was stable and being taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES
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