Antonio Pascual was putting up lights at a residence near the intersection of Idaho Avenue and Skyline Drive when he was electrocuted. Skyline Drive “He had been working on putting up Christmas

A 24-year-old man died Thursday when he threw Christmas lights over a high-voltage power line in an unincorporated area near Escondido, electrocuting himself.

A man installing Christmas lights in a tree in San Diego County was electrocuted and killed Thursday, according to authorities. The man, was working near the intersection of Idaho Avenue and Skyline Drive in Escondido when he was electrocuted by a power line, reported KNSD-TV.