A 73-year-old man died of electrocution on Tuesday morning while preparing to place a metal ladder for work and came into contact with a primary power line, according to the Puerto Rico Police Bureau’s press office. The 9-1-1 Emergency System received the call at 9:38 AM.
When officers arrived at Juncos Street in Villa Palmeras, Santurce, they found Miguel Ángel Gómez Montilla, 73, without vital signs. Personnel from the Technical Services Division of the San Juan Criminal Investigation Corps are documenting the scene.