Shock Alert Blog

Madeline “Maddy” Roskie, 18, of Pierce County, died on Aug. 2, 2014 while inner-tubing down the Puyallup River. A lawsuit filed by her father this month against Puget Sound Energy and other as-yet unnamed defendants alleges that an improperly grounded irrigation pump in or near the river electrocuted the honor student. (Courtesy of the Roskie family) While Madeline “Maddy” Roskie was

Lake Tuscaloosa Image (WBRC/Terri Brewer) TUSCALOOSA, AL (WBRC) – A public meeting to discuss possible new regulations for docks on Lake Tuscaloosa is scheduled for Monday at 6 p.m. at the Phelps Activity Center in Tuscaloosa. In a Facebook post by Tuscaloosa City Council President Cynthia Almond, she encourages any property owners on the lake or anyone interested in the

Chilmark will mark Crab Corner with formalized signs that indicate a shock hazard may be present in the water, selectman Jim Malkin, the board’s harbor liaison, announced at the selectmen’s July 11 meeting. Crab Corner will also be cordoned with fencing, per a consensus reached at that meeting between the beach committee, selectmen, and executive secretary Tim Carroll. Crab Corner

BY JILL TORKELSON ON JULY 7, 2017 An electric shock felt by two residents in the lake serves as a reminder for Canyon Lake residents to inspect electrical wiring to and around docks, pools and spas. During a Canyon Lake Public Safety Committee meeting, Special Enforcement Officer Gina Dickson reported that two residents felt an electrical current when they stuck an aluminum oar

Jeff Rossen and Lindsey Bomnin TODAY Stray voltage seeping into lakes and pools from nearby sources is completely invisible and extremely dangerous, with the latest tragic case coming when a young girl died after being electrocuted over the weekend.   TODAY national investigative correspondent Jeff Rossen showed on Tuesday how you can protect your family by testing your pool to

NEW DETAILS: WAAY 31 has confirmed through a friend of the McGrady family that Lucas McGrady passed away Friday at UAB Hospital. Lucas’ father, Carl McGrady, died on May 19 at Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital. Both men were involved in an incident where electrical current was found in a Florence swimming pool. Continue Reading Here

TOMS RIVER, N.J. (WPVI) — A 10-year-old girl has died as a result of being electrocuted in a lagoon while visiting a friend in Toms River, New Jersey, police say. Police were called to the house on the unit block of Tobago Avenue at 8:12 p.m. Saturday for the report of a possible electrocution of a girl. Initial reports say

A 19-year-old died Friday after being shocked by an electrical current in Put-In-Bay on Friday. Evan Currie was near his family’s boat docked at Miller Marina around 6:30 p.m. when the incident occured. After docking their 33′ Sea Ray Sundancer, the Currie family plugged the shore power to their boat. The dog fell into the lake and began to struggle,

Four people, including two children, were hospitalized after being electrically shocked in a Palm Desert hotel swimming pool Wednesday. The incident was reported at 4 p.m. at the Marriott Shadow Ridge Resort, 9003 Shadow Ridge Road. Four people suffered minor injuries while swimming in the Chuckawalla Pool at the resort, said April Newman of the Riverside County Fire Department. All

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