Leslie police: One teen dead another hospitalized from electrocution

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Two teenagers were injured near power lines in Leslie, Michigan, resulting in a grass fire.

One teen died from electrocution after touching a steel rod to an electrical pole.

The other teen was hospitalized but is expected to recover.

Consumers Energy temporarily de-energized the area, affecting 488 customers.

LESLIE — One boy died from electrocution and another was hospitalized after police said they played near power lines, sparking a grass fire and causing their injuries along Worthington Place Drive.

Leslie Police Chief Evan Bennehoff said officers responded to a 911 call around 6 p.m. June 3 because of a reported electrocution.

One teen had touched a steel rod to an electrical pole, causing him to be electrocuted, Bennehoff said. He and the other boy, also a