(KNSI) – A 43-year-old Foley man died after apparently getting electrocuted in a parking lot in Audubon.
The Becker County Sheriff’s Office says first responders were called to Team Industries in Audobon around 2:00 p.m. Wednesday after a report of equipment touching a power line.
When first responders arrived, Joseph Boyle was found near a Northern Metal Recycling truck.
The semi was parked with the hydraulic bed extension resting on an overhead power line.
Boyle was pronounced dead at the scene.
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