ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say two men were shocked — one fatally — after one used a chain saw in an attempt to clear fallen tree branches from a power line.
The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office reports that someone on Thursday reported a fire after hearing three loud booms behind a house in St. Augustine.
Neighbors responded and found 42-year-old Chad Janes lying on the ground. He had been cutting branches from a power line and was electrocuted.
A neighbor, 51-year-old Joseph Sheffield, tried to move Janes and was also shocked.
Sheffield survived his injuries and was being treated at an area hospital.
