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Man dies after being electrocuted while digging holes in rural Edinburg

· KRGV (NBC 5)

A 30-year-old man named Efren Morones died from electrocution while digging holes in rural Edinburg on May 1. According to the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a call about an unresponsive man outside a home on the 1600 block of Indigo Street shortly before 10:30 a.m. Preliminary investigations revealed that Morones was helping with handyman work when he was found unresponsive by the homeowner. An autopsy confirmed electrocution as the cause of death. A local power utility is assisting in the investigation to identify the source of the electrical hazard, which remains ongoing.

AI summary · Source: KRGV (NBC 5)

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