Teen electrocuted on roof in Ashdod
16-year-old killed after grasping electric cable and TV antenna while atop 20-story apartment building with two friends
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Scene where a 16-year-old was electrocuted to death in Exodus Street, Ashdod, July 9, 2017. (Magen David Adom)
A 16-year-old died on Sunday when he was electrocuted on the roof of a residential building in the coastal city of Ashdod.
Ambulance crews found the teen unconscious on a rooftop on Exodus Street in Ashdod. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Magen David Adom paramedics.
According to police reports, an initial investigation into the incident revealed the teen and several friends were hanging out on the roof of the 20-story building.
For reasons that are unclear, he decided to climb up a lighting pole and as he did so, he grasped an electric cable with one hand and TV antenna with the other, closing the circuit. He reportedly fell backwards onto the roof from the shock.
Police continue to investigate the incident.
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