A 24-year-old man died last Thursday morning after being electrocuted while hanging Christmas lights near a high-voltage powerline in

The man was suspended mid-air when first responders arrived, who had to wait for power to be shut off to rescue him.

Officials are renewing their annual calls for electrical and fire safety as a family mourns a man who was electrocuted while hanging Christmas lights.

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.

Antonio Pascual was hanging Christmas lights when he threw them over a high voltage powerline and was electrocuted, the medical examiner said.

A California man was electrocuted in a freak accident as he was in the middle of a routine task millions of people do in preparation for the upcoming holiday season.

A 24-year-old man was electrocuted while hanging Christmas lights on a client's home in Escondido, prompting officials to urge caution when installing lights this holiday season.

A 24-year-old Escondido man died in an electrocution accident last week while installing Christmas lights, officials said.  The man, identified as Antonio Pascual Mateo, was hanging lights on the roof of a home located at 2010 Skyline Drive in Escondido,

A man hanging Christmas lights at a home died by electrocution following an accident, California officials reported. Antonio Pascual Mateo, 24, threw a string of lights over a high-voltage power line at 10:48 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, in Escondido, the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s office said in a news release.

A man was nearly electrocuted to death after being hired to hang Christmas lights on a large tree in Massachusetts, police said.