Published July 30. 2018 08:18AM
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police say a man doing electrical work in the backyard of a home was electrocuted.
Police say the 56-year-old man was electrocuted shortly after 1:30 p.m. Saturday while working at a south Philadelphia house. The victim was pronounced dead by medical personnel about 20 minutes later. He wasn’t identified.
Officials haven’t said what caused the accident. An investigation is continuing.