Atlantic Beach man suffers shock while hanging flag
An East Atlantic Beach man suffered an electrical shock and went into cardiac arrest while trying to hang a flag Saturday afternoon, police say. The 27-year-old victim was trying to hang a flag across
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Aug 2, 2015, 6:32 AM
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Updated 3,327 days ago
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An East Atlantic Beach man suffered an electrical shock and went into cardiac arrest while trying to hang a flag Saturday afternoon, police say.
The 27-year-old victim was trying to hang a flag across Buffalo Avenue when it got stuck on an electrical wire, police say.
He reportedly attempted to take the flag down using a metal pole and was shocked while standing on his second-story porch.
After he fell to the ground, witnesses gave him CPR and called 911, police say.
The man is in critical but stable condition at a local hospital, according to officials.
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