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Man dies after being electrocuted while digging holes in rural Edinburg

· KRGV (NBC 5)

A 30-year-old man, Efren Morones, died after being electrocuted while digging holes in rural Edinburg on May 1. The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office reported that deputies found him unresponsive outside a home on the 1600 block of Indigo Street shortly before 10:30 a.m. Preliminary investigations suggest Morones was assisting with handyman work when the incident occurred. An autopsy confirmed electrocution as the cause of death. Authorities are working with a local power utility to identify the source of the electrical hazard, and the investigation is still ongoing.

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