SML electrocution accidental, sheriff says

SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, Va. (WFXR) – The Bedford County Sheriff's Office said one person was killed and two others suffered minor injuries during an outing at Smith Mountain Lake on July 4.

Details remain limited; however, Capt. Stephen Anders of the Bedford County Sheriff's Office told WFXR that three people in a private home with a dock were gathering with family and friends when the incident occurred.

Witnesses at the scene told police they saw the victim in distress. The two minors then entered the water to try to save her and immediately began to feel an electric shock.

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They pulled the victim out of the water and began cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Emergency medical personnel arrived at the scene.

The victim was taken to hospital and later died.

Investigators are awaiting a report from medical examiners, but the cause of death appears to be electrocution.

The two minors were treated at the scene and released. The investigation is ongoing and is considered an accidental death.

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