- County
- Lake
- Location
- 28500 block of North Jackson Avenue near Bonner Road and Jackson Avenue, unincorporated Wauconda, Illinois
- Category
- Fire / Explosion / Hazmat
- Watch Tags
- Fatal / Serious Injury
- Severity
- high
- Priority
- high
- Occurred On
- 2026-05-23 15:55:00
- Published On
- 2026-05-25 09:30:00
- Status
- Late Breaking
- Occurred Confidence
- Exact
- Published Confidence
- Exact
- First Seen
- 2026-05-26 02:37:11
- Last Seen
- 2026-05-26 02:37:11
- Source Records
- 1
- Match Review
- Standard
- Source
- Resident electrocuted to death while trimming trees in his yard near Wauconda
Summary
Source-linked reporting indicates a resident was fatally electrocuted while trimming trees near overhead power lines in unincorporated Wauconda; responders had to wait for electrical service to be shut off before accessing the victim, and approximately 600 area residents lost power.
Latest Report Artifacts
- TXT Report: Intel_052626_0237.txt
- JSON Export: Intel_052626_0237.json
- Archive: archive_20260526_023711.json
- Interactive Map: Intel_052626_0237_map.html
- Printable Map: Intel_052626_0237_map_print.png
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| Occurred On |
Published On |
County |
Source |
Report Run |
Update |
Report File |
| 2026-05-23 15:55:00 |
2026-05-25 09:30:00
Late Breaking
|
Lake |
Resident electrocuted to death while trimming trees in his yard near Wauconda
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2026-05-26 02:37:11
local_import_merge / Chicago
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Source-linked reporting indicates a resident was fatally electrocuted while trimming trees near overhead power lines in unincorporated Wauconda; responders had to wait for electrical service to be shut off before accessing the victim, and approximately 600 area residents lost power. |
Intel_052626_0237.txt |