electrocution
Florida teen electrocuted after fleeing burning car during storm
A Florida high-school senior tried to escape her burning car after she drove over a downed power line in a storm -- only to be fatally electrocuted when she stepped...
Florida man electrocuted wading through flooded home during Eta
Bradenton Beach Police Sgt. Lenard Diaz said the unidentified man was wading through water flooding his home around 5:40 p.m. Wednesday, apparently unaware that there was an appliance running.
'Zapped' truck driver and cat survive shocking encounter
A truck driver — and his pet cat — survived an electrifying experience. When driver Piya Wattana noticed a loud noise at a red light in Phuket, Thailand, he got...
Death of NJ man probed as possible electrocution linked to Isaias
The death of a 60-year-old New Jersey man is being probed as a possible electrocution from a wire downed in Tropical Storm Isaias. The River Vale, NJ man was found...
Arizona lake 'electrocution incident' leaves 1 dead, 2 critically injured
One person was killed and two others critically injured at a lake in Arizona on Sunday night after a possible electrocution incident, according to officials. The Peoria Fire Department said crews...
How a backyard swimming pool can become an electrical death trap
Electrified pools are a silent killer that can strike without the slightest warning, an electrician told The Post Tuesday -- as authorities in New Jersey investigated whether three family members...
New details revealed in family of three's swimming pool death
The family of three found dead in a pool at the back of their New Jersey home may have been electrocuted, their neighbors fear. An electrician's truck was spotted Monday...
McDonald's closes all Peru branches to mourn death of teens
Every McDonald’s branch in Peru closed their doors for at least two days to allow employees to mourn two workers who were electrocuted at the restaurant in the country’s capital.
Texas man electrocuted saving his horse during Tropical Storm Imelda
A Texas man died while trying to save his horse from the raging floodwaters brought to the Houston area by Tropical Depression Imelda, according to reports Friday. Hunter Morrison, 19,...
Veteran transit supervisor seriously injured after falling onto subway tracks
An MTA worker miraculously survived being electrocuted by a third rail at the Yankee Stadium subway station Friday — and even walked up emergency stairs to the street afterward. The...
Hurricane Dorian has caused 4 fatalities in the US
A Florida landscaper was electrocuted while trimming trees at a local hotel, a medical examiner said Thursday -- bringing to four the number of storm-related deaths in the US. The...
9-year-old California girl dies from electrocution in pool
A 9-year-old California girl died when she was electrocuted while swimming in her family's pool, according to reports. McKenzie Kinley was tragically zapped Sunday afternoon by a wire attached to...
Man 'dead for 20 minutes' brought back to life after being electrocuted
A Michigan man is lucky to be alive after getting electrocuted, especially considering he was dead for 20 minutes before several shocks to his heart jolted him back to life....
Dad wants to sue NYPD over son's subway station electrocution death
A father whose son died during a run-in with cops says the NYPD gave him inconsistent accounts of what happened and then refused to provide information from its probe, according...
Popular Russian poker player electrocuted in freak hair dryer accident
A Russian poker star was killed when she accidentally electrocuted herself with a hair dryer while taking a bath. Lilya Novikova — who was known as Lia on the online...
Teen electrocuted 'trying to impress girlfriend' by climbing on top of train
A teenage boy exploded into flames and died after he suffered an electric shock from 27,500-volt cables when climbing up on top of a train to allegedly impress his girlfriend....
Utility worker escapes being zapped in fiery explosion
His brush with death was electrifying. A utility worker repairing a power line in New Jersey had a pulse-pounding close call when a loose wire struck the wet ground and...
2 teens dead after being electrocuted trying to rescue dog in canal
Two teenage boys from California were found dead in a field — both electrocuted — after attempting to rescue a dog from an irrigation canal, cops said. The teens had...
Coach, wife electrocuted as they installed new scoreboard: sheriff
A high school baseball coach and his wife were electrocuted Sunday in Florida while repairing a field damaged by Hurricane Michael, authorities said. Corey Crum, 39, and his wife, Shana...
Inmate mutters 'Beats being on death row' moments before being electrocuted
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee inmate became the second person to die in the state's electric chair in just over a month Thursday, nearly two decades after Tennessee adopted lethal...