Man Electrocuted In Fayette County

DUNBAR TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A man was electrocuted in Fayette County on Friday.  The Fayette County Coroner’s Office says it was called to Laurel Hill Road in Dunbar Township for a deceased person.  Aaron Cottrell, 32, was pronounced dead due to an accidental electrocution.  The coroner’s office says Cottrell was not on the property “in an employment capacity by the church or any commercial business.”  According to Pennsylvania State Police, Cottrell was found with a pole saw and a backpack. He’d apparently been trying to take wire from electrical lines when he was electrocuted.