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Antonio Pascual Mateo, a 24-year-old California man, has passed away after reportedly being electrocuted while hanging up Christmas lights.
According to a press release from the Medical Examiner of the County of San Diego, the fatal incident occurred on Thursday, November 21. Furthermore, that morning, Mateo was reportedly hanging Christmas lights on the roof of a home. Around 10:48 a.m., he reportedly “threw the lights over” a “high voltage powerline,” which immediately resulted in electrocution.
Per KTLA, a call was made to 911, and once paramedics arrived, they reportedly found Mateo “hanging upside down from a tree.”
“After recovering the decedent, paramedics initiated advanced cardiovascular life support and transported the decedent to the nearest local hospital,” the press release asserts. “Despite aggressive resuscitative efforts death was pronounced by the emergency department physician.”
According to the medical examiner’s press release, Mateo was pronounced deceased around 12:40 p.m., and his death was ruled an accident caused by “high voltage electrocution.”
Subsequently, a campaign was launched for Mateo’s family via GoFundMe. To date, it has raised over $14,000 of a $20,000 goal. The funds will reportedly be for the 24-year-old’s funeral and to transport his body to Guatemala.
“…He was a brother, a son and a uncle. His name was Antonio Pascual. He had so much to live, only 24 years old,” the campaign’s description reads. “He had been working on putting up Christmas lights around the tree. He always took care of his mother and family. Sadly he was electrocuted by the power lines, as he was fixing the Christmas lights. He fell down and stayed in the tree, trapped for an hour. Rescue team was forced to wait until the power company had to turn off power. To late to save, forever young he will remain. Christmas lights forever having a meaning to us, he will remain in our hearts for eternity.”
Unfortunately, Mateo’s family members aren’t the only ones in mourning after a tragic incident involving a loved one. As The Shade Room previously reported, Victor Enrique Castaneda Jr. was reported missing on November 9.
At the time, Castaneda Jr. had gone into the waters of a Florida beach with his younger sister when they got caught in a rip current. Ultimately, Castaneda’s younger sister was able to make it ashore while he had not returned.
Ultimately, his remains were reportedly discovered on the beach on November 12.
