Man Electrocuted Picking Mangos
Day Of Mango Picking Turns Tragic
POSTED: Sunday, June 28, 2009
UPDATED: 4:14 am EDT June 29,
2009
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OAKLAND PARK, Fla. -- An Oakland Park man was electrocuted Sunday in a friend's back yard.Investigators said Thankim Giang was trying to free some mangos from a tree with an aluminum pole when he came in contact with a high-voltage wire. His wife tried to help and grabbed onto him, but then she too was shocked. She was not seriously injured.A neighbor was able to call 911 and perform CPR on the man.Rescue crews arrived and rushed Giang to Holy Cross Hospital, where he died.
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