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BURWELL, Neb. (AP) — An electrical worker has died after being electrocuted on the job.
The Garfield County Attorney’s Office says Dean “Vegas” Lodewyck died Tuesday while working in Burwell. Authorities say Lodewyck died from injuries he received after coming into contact with a live electrical wire at the Loup Valley Alfalfa Plant.
Hastings television station KHAS-TV reports that Lodewyck worked for Ricks Electric in Ord.
Witnesses told authorities Lodewyck was troubleshooting a suspected faulty circuit when he was electrocuted.
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