INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FL -- A 26-year-old man was electrocuted Tuesday after performing electrical work under a manufactured home in Village Green, Indian River County Fire Rescue said.
The accident happened shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday. The victim, who wasn’t licensed or insured for electrical work, was hired by a homeowner on North 26th Street to do the electrical work, said Fire Marshal Brian Nolan. The victim, whose name was not released Tuesday, was cutting wiring underneath the trailer when he was electrocuted, Nolan said.
“They thought they had cut off the power to the area he was working,” Nolan said.
Paramedics arrived and performed CPR on the man, who was taken to Indian River Medical Center and pronounced dead, Nolan said.
