Decatur man dead after electrocution at Clinton power plant

CLINTON, Ill. (WAND) - DeWitt County officials are investigating the death of a man electrocuted at the Constellation Energy Clinton Power Plant Friday afternoon.

Constellation told WAND news a report of the incident came in at around 2 p.m. The company said that per procedure, plant operators declared an unusual event for loss of offsite power at 2:02 p.m.

The DeWitt County Coroner said the man, identified as 29-year-old Samuel Ward of Decatur, was pronounced dead around 2:45 p.m. Constellation said Ward was doing planned work on an electrical transformer.

Constellation said they are investigating the circumstances that led to Ward's death in cooperation with local authorities.

This story will be updated.

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