A 38-year-old man from Woodstock died after he was electrocuted during a farm incident in McHenry County, authorities said.

Around 5:17 p.m. Monday, Boone County Fire Protection District responded to a report of farm equipment that struck a power line in a ditch along County Line Road south of Jackson Road in McHenry County. McHenry County Sheriff's deputies responded to the scene shortly after.

Authorities said preliminary investigation suggests that a 56-year-old man from Hebron was operating a tractor pulling a grain cart. The farm equipment was positioned in the ditch adjacent to the roadway to attempt to offload grain into a semi-truck parked down the road.

"During the process, the grain cart's Avalanche grain chute made contact with the overhead power lines, causing them to come d

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