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CBS News
a day ago
- CBS News
Michigan man, 24, electrocuted, falls 30 feet from boom lift, police say
A 24-year-old Wayland, Michigan, man died after coming into contact with live electrical lines and falling 30 feet from a boom lift Saturday in Ludington, according to police. Ludington police responded to the area of West Ludington Avenue and Robert Street around 10:15 a.m. Saturday, for a report of a person being electrocuted and falling off a building. When officers arrived, they found the man unresponsive and not breathing. Ludington police, along with members of the Mason County Sheriff's Office and two bystanders, attempted lifesaving efforts until firefighters and paramedics arrived. The man was taken to an area hospital, where he later died from his injuries, police said. Police say the man was operating a boom lift when, for unknown reasons, the lift and the man came into contact with live electrical lines, causing the man to fall approximately 30 feet. The man was employed by a gutter installation company based in the Ada area, according to police, and they are investigating the incident as a fatal industrial accident. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Det. Jacob Miller at 231-843-3425 or miller209@
Yahoo
a day ago
- Yahoo
Wayland man, 24, dies after falling 30 feet from lift that that hit live electrical lines
A 24-year-old man died in Ludington after falling about 30 feet from a boom lift that made contact with live electrical lines on Saturday, according to police. The man, from Wayland, was operating the lift near West Ludington Avenue and Robert Street on Saturday morning, June 28, when it came in contact with the electrical lines, police said. As a result, the man fell, according to the Ludington Police Department on Facebook. More: 1 dead, 1 missing, 1 swam to shore after canoe flips in Upper Peninsula Ludington police found the man unresponsive and not breathing, according to police. Ludington police and the Mason County Sheriff's Office officers and two bystanders tried lifesaving efforts on the man before Ludington Fire Department and Life EMS paramedics arrived. The man was taken to Corewell Health Ludington where he later died from his injuries, according to police. The man was employed by a gutter installation company, and Ludington police are investigating the incident as a fatal industrial accident, according to police. Anyone with information about the incident should contact Det. Jacob Miller at miller209@ according to police. This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Michigan man dies after falling from lift that hit electrical lines
