PALM BAY,FL -- Police say a mother, father and 15-year-old son were electrocuted while putting up a ham radio antenna in their Palm Bay home.
The victims were not identified Tuesday morning.
Authorities say rescue crews responded to a 911 call about the electrocution Monday evening when they found the three on the ground not breathing.
Authorities say the family was attempting to raise the antenna when they lost control of the pole and it struck an overhead power line. The impact sent 13,000 volts of electricity through the pole the three were holding.
Witnesses describe seeing white smoke, a loud pop and then all the electricity going out.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. The father and son were taken to a hospital where they were pronounced dead.
Other family members witnessed the accident and ran from the home.
Their ages are not known, but they are apparently being cared for by neighbors.
The accident knocked out power to the entire neighborhood and power crews had to cut down existing power lines to allow emergency crews access to the property.
WESH contributed to this report.
