At the time of the accident, a light drizzle was falling in that town.
Ángel Saldarriaga, 18, was electrocuted when he placed a television antenna on the afternoon of Monday 18 in the Diosa Umiña neighborhood, near the sports arena of the El Carmen canton, in the north of Manabí.
Those close to the young man said that he was with his father placing a television antenna that had a metal tube, and had contact with a high-tension cable, which generated an electric shock while a light drizzle fell, around 5:00 p.m. 30, reported the Police.
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After receiving the strong discharge, Ángel fell several meters from where he was standing, and although they tried to save his life, it was impossible. They transferred him to a private medical center, where his death was confirmed.
Rescuers from the Fire Department stated that Angel had injuries to his armpits, apparently caused by the electric shock.
Police of Criminalistics and of the Directorate of Violent Deaths (Dinased), by authorization of the prosecutor on duty, carried out the removal of the body and transferred it to the forensic center in Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas. (I)
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