Man fatally electrocuted by downed power line is ID’d as 62-year-old Huntington Beach resident
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A man who died early Monday after being electrocuted in his backyard in Huntington Beach has been identified as 62-year-old Donald Vonflotow, according to Orange County Coroner officials.
Huntington Beach officers responded to the 8200 block of Brush Drive shortly after midnight after receiving a call about a downed power line, according to police.
Police said Vonflotow went into his backyard during a power outage and came into contact with live wires.
He was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:28 a.m.
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