On Thursday, June 12, at 10:56 a.m., the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call regarding a man in a bucket truck who had been electrocuted while installing a fiber optic cable on a utility pole and was unconscious.
The caller stated they were eventually able to get the bucket lowered and the man onto the ground to start CPR until emergency personnel arrived on the scene.
Once emergency personnel arrived, they took over life-saving efforts. Eventually, a pulse was present along with shallow breathing, and the man was then air lifted to a Chicago Hospital for continued treatment. The victim also suffered severe burns on his upper body.
