Male electrocuted while digging at power line in Wisconsin

Heard on: Wood County Fire

02:33

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Ambulance, you have a call at (number withheld) County Road E, Edwards.

00:02

(number withheld) County Road E, Edwards.

00:05

For a male that was electrocuted, was digging at a power line.

00:10

He's not conscious.

00:13

Unknown breathing, time of page 903.

00:21

Wood County Dispatch, Pittsville Fire.

00:26

Pittsville, go ahead.

00:27

Okay, I'm looking at the map, (number withheld), north of 73.

00:38

10-4, and CPR is being started.

00:42

Okay,

00:44

let's start Wisconsin Rapids Fire Department for ALS intercept.

00:48

We've got to find the location.

00:50

I don't see it on our map,

00:53

but the grid is north of 73.

01:05

10-4.

01:22

Can you confirm it? This is at Gardner Cold Storage.

01:39

(number withheld), see if an aircraft is available, please.

02:04

Car 19 is actually going to be on scene.

02:07

We are at the new construction at the Gardner cold storage facility.

02:15

10-4, I was advised to the southwest.

02:31

Active CPR in progress.

9/4/2026 07:00 AM

Medical Emergency

FW46+5J, 7502 S 13, Pittsville, WI 54466

Male electrocuted while digging at power line in Wisconsin

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a possible electrocution near a cold storage facility on County Road E in Pittsville. A man was reportedly unconscious after digging near a power line, and CPR was started while advanced medical support and an aircraft were requested.

Male electrocuted while digging at power line in Wisconsin

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