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

A 24-year-old Escondido man died in an electrocution accident last week while installing Christmas lights, officials said. The man, identified as Antonio Pascual Mateo, was hanging lights on the roof of a home located at 2010 Skyline Drive in Escondido,

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.