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A Georgia man died while working with a utility crew restoring electrical service to Flomaton following Hurricane Dennis.(FLOMATON, Ala.-AP) July 13 05
Police said 41-year-old Ronnie Allen Adams Junior, ofWinterville, Georgia, died yesterday afternoon.
Adams, who worked for Pike Electric, Incorporated, of MountAiry, North Carolina, was in a bucket truck working on power lines when he slumped over.
In a statement, Flomaton Police Chief Mike Lambert saysco-workers attempted to revive Adams with C-P-R. Adams wasairlifted to Jay Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 5:44 p.m. Tuesday.
Cause of death was immediately determined to have been from an improperly wired generator that was backfeeding current to the line that Adams was repairing. An autopsy is planned by the Escambia County, Florida, Medical Examiners Office.
Flomaton police arrested Samuel Peters, a local handyman, and homeowner William Anderson, on charges of negligent homicide. Flomaton police and officials from Alabama Power Company are continuing to investige the incident.
Dennis made landfall Sunday between Pensacola and Navarre Beach. Flomaton was one of the inland cities damaged by the storm.
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