If you absolutely love the holiday season, there are numerous holiday events and tree lighting ceremonies around San Diego County over the next week.

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 California man accidentally died last week while attempting to hang Christmas lights at a home in San Diego. According to a San Diego Medical Examiner’s report, Antonio Pascual Mateo, 24, had been hanging lights on the roof of the home near a high voltage power line on Nov.

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

Palm trees are twinkling and Santas are surfing, which means the holiday season has arrived in San Diego. The big picture: Here are some of our favorite ways to embrace the holiday cheer this time of year from Christmas festivals to concerts and cocktails.

A man in Escondido, San Diego, was electrocuted to death on November 21 while trying to put up Christmas lights—with his lifeless body left hanging upside down by his waist harness. Knewz.com has learned that 24-year-old Antonio Pascual Mateo reportedly threw his Christmas lights over a high-voltage power line,

Antonio Pascual Mateo died tragically of electrocution after reportedly throwing Christmas lights over a high voltage power line Thursday morning in San Diego. A San Diego Medical Examiner’s report confirmed his death.

A California man was electrocuted in a tragic accident while hanging Christmas lights on a house for the holiday season. While decorating a client’s home in Escondido, California, Antonio Pascual Mateo was hanging lights on the property and around a tree when he inadvertently tossed the string of lights over a power line.