Two California Teens Die of Electrocution During Canal Dog Rescue
Fire and medical officials attend to one of two teenage boys who were electrocuted while trying to rescue a dog from an irrigation canal at an orchard in Dixon, California, on April 1, 2019. California Highway Patrol/Via AP
Two teenage boys who jumped into a Northern California irrigation canal to rescue a dog were killed when they grabbed onto an electrified bridge, according to reports.
Officials with the Solano County Sheriff’s Department were cited by The Sacramento Bee as saying on April 2 that Jacob Hourmouzus and Jacob Schneider died of electrocution.
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
