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A 42-year-old father of three is dead after he was electrocuted in Illinois on Oct. 27

The man was attempting to help a farmer whose equipment had struck overhead power lines

An investigation into the incident is ongoing

A 42-year-old father of three is dead after he was electrocuted while trying to help a farmer in northern Illinois.

On Monday, Oct. 27, authorities responded to a call around 5:17 p.m. local time following a report of farm equipment hitting a power line near County Line Road in McHenry County, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release shared on Facebook.

When they arrived, officials learned that a 56-year-old man was operating a John Deere tractor pulling a grain cart near a ditch that was close to the roadway. The farmer was trying to

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