{"id":362,"date":"2026-05-23T17:37:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T17:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=362"},"modified":"2026-05-23T17:37:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T17:37:47","slug":"pennsylvanian-electrocuted-while-trying-to-strip-wiring-from-power-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=362","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvanian electrocuted while trying to strip wiring from power line"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>A man was found dead on Friday after he was electrocuted while trying to take wiring out of a power line, the Pennsylvania State Police said.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Cottrell, 32, was discovered dead at 7:12 a.m. in Dunbar, 55 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, the police said in a release.<\/p>\n<p>The power had to be shut off to de-electrify and remove the wire on Mr. Cottrell\u2019s body, according to Pittsburgh\u2019s WPXI.<\/p>\n<p>The state troopers said they found a backpack and pole saw on Mr. Cottrell\u2019s person and that \u201cit appeared he had been attempting to obtain wire from active electrical lines when he was electrocuted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The incident took place near Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church. Church elder Sherry Scully told WPXI that \u201cto think that somebody was that desperate. \u2026 I asked the power people what he would have gotten for the copper wire at a junkyard or whatever, and they said he only would have gotten $100. He lost his life over $100.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Cottrell \u201cwas not on property in an employment capacity by the church or any commercial business,\u201d the Fayette County Coroner\u2019s Office said.<\/p>\n<p>While the Pennsylvania State Police identified Mr. Cottrell as a resident of New Salem, 100 miles west of Philadelphia and 200 miles east of Dunbar, the Fayette County Coroner\u2019s Office said he hailed from Scottdale, 10 miles north of Dunbar.<\/p>\n<p>West Penn Power, which operates the electrical lines involved in the incident, said in a statement that \u201celectrical equipment and power lines are extremely dangerous and should never be approached, touched or tampered with under any circumstances,\u201d according to Pittsburgh\u2019s KDKA-TV.<\/p>\n<p>An investigation into the incident is ongoing, police said.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=360\">EXCLUSIVE \u2014 U.S., Iran to announce peace deal within 24 hours<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=358\">Scott Remer, the only full-time spelling bee coach, charges $180 an hour. 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