Utility worker discovered unconscious outside of a Lewiston home
LEWISTON, ID - A utility worker has been transported to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center after he was found unconscious on a lawn.
Police said the man may be from Grangeville, but police have not yet released his identity. Lewiston Police Officer John Petrie believes the private utility worker was installing fiber optic cable Thursday afternoon.
along Shiloh Drive in Lewiston. Initial reports said he was electrocuted, but Petrie confirmed that electrocution has been ruled out.
"Approximately a fifty-five-ish year old male was found lying in the yard unconscious," said Petrie. "When the call came out the neighbors were doing CPR."
Emergency crews continued to try to resuscitate the man, however he did not have a pulse.
Police said the man may be from Grangeville, but police have not yet released his identity. Lewiston Police Officer John Petrie believes the private utility worker was installing fiber optic cable Thursday afternoon.
along Shiloh Drive in Lewiston. Initial reports said he was electrocuted, but Petrie confirmed that electrocution has been ruled out.
"Approximately a fifty-five-ish year old male was found lying in the yard unconscious," said Petrie. "When the call came out the neighbors were doing CPR."
Emergency crews continued to try to resuscitate the man, however he did not have a pulse.
His name was Chris Dunagan. We think he had a heart attack.
did they ever find out what happened to him? What was his anme?I'm sorry for the familys loss.
That man was my uncle, and he didn't make it. Thank you to those who tried to revive him. He would have done the same for anyone else.