Father killed, son hospitalized after electric shock in residential pool in Alabama
FLORENCE, AL (WAFF) –
UPDATE: WAFF has confirmed that a second victim in an electric shock incident at a residential pool in Florence has died.
The original incident occurred in the early afternoon of May 19.
A man was killed and his wife and son were hospitalized after an electric shock incident at in a pool at a home on Augusta Street on Friday afternoon.
Florence police say a man in his 60s was shocked shortly before 1 p.m. After seeing his father was having a medical emergency, the son jumped in to save him and was shocked too.
Rescue crews responded to the call of a possible drowning. When they first arrived, officers said both men were outside the pool unresponsive. They were taken to ECM Hospital.
Hospital spokeswoman Melissa Watkins confirmed the father died Friday night. She said the son was in serious condition. His mother was also hospitalized, but her condition was not known.
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