A man is dead after an electrocution incident in Chase County early Friday.
According to Sheriff Jacob Welsh, 36-year-old Shawn Gilligan was trying to build a device to convert alternating current to direct current power. Deputies responded to 2147 240th Road near Strong City around 3:20 am after a reported electrocution. Gilligan was dead when authorities arrived on scene.
Welsh says deputies are still investigating the case.
This electrocution follows a low-level shock incident at the Fanestil Meats US Highway 50 complex just west of Emporia from Thursday. A contract worker was treated at Newman Regional Health and quickly released.
