Crime & Safety
Man, 19, Dies After Being Shocked By Electrical Current At Put-in-Bay: Report
The man jumped into the water after his father who jumped in after the family dog fell in and began to struggle.
PUT-IN-BAY, OH – A man died Friday after he was shocked by an electrical current at Put-in-Bay.
The man, identified as 19-year-old Evan Currie, of Dublin, jumped into the water while the shore's power was plugged into the boat, Cleveland.com reports. Currie jumped into the water after his father who jumped in when the family's dog fell in and started to struggle.
Currie's brother also jumped into the water, according to the news report. All three struggled in the water when bystanders shouted to the mother, who was on board, to unplug the power.
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Currie was unresponsive back on the boat and was given CPR before his family took him back to the mainland. The incident is under investigation.
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