Two workers died Thursday afternoon after getting electrocuted at a Virginia farm, officials said.
Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the Dry Fork community to reports of a structure fire.
Once at the scene, they located two unresponsive men who were later pronounced dead.
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The victims were identified as 24-year-old Juan Arizmendi and 67-year-old Phillip Hylton.
Investigators determined that farming equipment made contact with high-voltage lines causing the electrocution.
The coroner’s office will investigate and confirm a cause and manner of death.