MIAMI (WSVN) - Police are investigating after, officials said, a man was electrocuted while replacing an air conditioning vent in the attic of a home in Miami.
City of Miami Police and Fire Rescue crews responded to the scene along the 2700 block of Southwest 36th Avenue, where the man was found deceased.
7News cameras captured police outside under the home, which was undergoing renovations. Hurricane shutters could be seen in front of the residence.
Investigators said the victim was a 40-year-old contractor. At around 10:30 a.m., his co-workers tried to contact him because they had not heard back from him.
When the victim did not respond, the co-workers came to the home and spotted his vehicle parked outside. They were then forced to bash their way inside.
The victim’s co-workers searched the home but were initially unable to find the contractor. They found his body in the attic some time later.
The co-workers were unable to reach the body because it was up in some trusses, and that’s when they contacted officials.
Crews entered the house and extracted the victim’s body from the attic.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities have not yet identified him.
As of 5 p.m., the scene at the home remained active, and the victim’s body remained at the property.
Officials said the house was potentially going to be used by a friend of the homeowner to have family members live there.
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