Antonio Pascual was hanging Christmas lights when he threw them over a high voltage powerline and was electrocuted, the medical examiner said.

Worker electrocuted while hanging Christmas lights now faces life-threatening injuries - ‘He’ll be pretty lucky if he survives,’ a police officer said

A 22-year-old contractor in Wellesley, Mass., suffered a life-threatening electrical shock on Thanksgiving Eve after he was hired by a resident to install holiday lights on a large outdoor tree, accor

A 24-year-old man was electrocuted while hanging Christmas lights on a client's home in Escondido, prompting officials to urge caution when installing lights this holiday season.

ESCONDIDO, Calif. (Gray News) – A 24-year-old man was electrocuted Thursday morning while hanging Christmas lights on the roof. According to the San Deigo County medical examiner, Antonio Pascual Mateo was putting the decorations near a high-voltage powerline.

A contractor hanging up holiday lights at a Wellesley home suffered a life-threatening electric shock and was revived by a defibrillator on Wednesday, according to police.

A man installing Christmas lights in a tree in San Diego County was electrocuted and killed Thursday, according to authorities. The man, was working near the intersection of Idaho Avenue and Skyline Drive in Escondido when he was electrocuted by a power line, reported KNSD-TV.

A man in Escondido, San Diego, was electrocuted to death on November 21 while trying to put up Christmas lights—with his lifeless body left hanging upside down by his waist harness. Knewz.com has learned that 24-year-old Antonio Pascual Mateo reportedly threw his Christmas lights over a high-voltage power line,

A California man was electrocuted in a tragic accident while hanging Christmas lights on a house for the holiday season. While decorating a client’s home in Escondido, California, Antonio Pascual Mateo was hanging lights on the property and around a tree when he inadvertently tossed the string of lights over a power line.