'Beloved dad' electrocuted to death while trimming trees in freak accident

Dad Vicente Morgado had been trimming a histrion extracurricular a religion successful La Joya, Texas, erstwhile his saw deed a powerfulness enactment and helium was fatally electrocuted connected Saturday, his devastated household said

A antheral was fatally electrocuted portion gardening aft taking a saw to a tree.

The 54-year-old, named by constabulary arsenic Vicente Morgado, died portion trimming the mesquite histrion astatine the Our Lady Queen of Angels religion successful La Joya, Texas. In a tragic accident, Mr Morgado deed a powerfulness enactment with his saw and suffered a fatal electrical shock. He was near trapped until medics got him down 2 hours later, erstwhile helium was sadly pronounced dead, his household said.

Police successful the Hidalgo County metropolis said the mishap occurred astatine astir 9.30am connected Saturday greeting connected South Leo Street. Mr Mordago, a landscaper primitively from Mexico, was pronounced dormant astatine the scene.

Lieutenant Manuel Casas said Mr Morgado had been trying to wide trees distant from the powerfulness lines up of an upcoming acold drawback erstwhile helium accidentally made contact. The constabulary authoritative issued an urgent informing for radical to interaction their energy boards erstwhile attempting to bash so, arsenic "it's a precise unsafe happening to do".

Tributes person been paid to Mr Morgado pursuing the tragedy, with his household describing him arsenic idiosyncratic who "always brought joyousness to everybody". Son Sebastian Morgado told Texas media his begetter was a well-known fig successful the community.

“I privation I tin beryllium fractional the antheral helium was. If I ever am, I'll beryllium happy,” helium told 5News. “He took pridefulness successful his work, helium loved this town,” helium said. “He ever had a grin connected his face, ever brought joyousness to everybody."

A Gofundme leafage acceptable up by Mr Morgado's household described him arsenic a "beloved father" who died "doing what helium loved". Sebastian said: "This antheral poured his full being into doing what helium loved and erstwhile you deliberation of the words Vicente Morgado you tin ever representation a antheral with a cheerful tone a lukewarm bosom unwavering kindness and infectious smile.

"He was a devoted husband, father, and friend, and his bequest volition unrecorded connected successful the memories of each those who were fortunate capable to person known him."