A death investigation is underway after a Lake Helen woman was electrocuted during a storm outside her Volusia County home on Friday evening, according to deputies.
The Volusia Sheriff’s Office said the 39-year-old woman and her husband were working in their barn during heavy rain when the incident happened.
The husband told deputies he heard her scream and found her holding onto a metal drum, seemingly being electrocuted.
The husband reportedly kicked the fan away and performed life-saving measures until emergency personnel arrived. The woman later died at a local hospital, officials said.
Investigators said there were puddles of water in the barn and a power cable to the fan that was tattered and worn.
A medical examiner will conduct an autopsy to determine her official cause of death.
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Source: Fox35Orlando
