Man Electrocuted

Emergency crews responded to a reported injured patient on Highway 83 and Espejo Molina Rd just past nine o’clock last night. On arrival they found two Sherriff’s Deputies performing CPR on a male patient in the back of a pickup truck. The Sherriff Department initially responded to the call as the incident occurred in the Rio Bavo/El Cenizo area. Laredo Fire Department Emergency Medical Technicians quickly took over and transported him in critical condition to a local hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.

The man, in his early forties, was electrocuted when he was working on a water heater at a nearby residence.

As a reminder, always shut-off electricity, read instruction manuals and consult an electrician as needed when working with electrical equipment.