PORT ST. JOE -- A Port St. Joe man died after becoming entangled in power lines Friday, according to Gulf County Sheriff’s Office reports.
Deputies responded to 1624 Grouper Ave. in Highland View at about 8:40 a.m., to a call regarding a subject driving a forklift that had become entangled in the power lines. Initial information provided by the caller revealed the subject had been “shocked” by electricity and unconscious.
Emergency personnel arrived to find Richard Dewayne Lancaster, 59, unresponsive inside a forklift. He was transported to Sacred Heart Hospital on the Gulf in Port St. Joe where he was later pronounced dead, GCSO reported.
GCSO deputies are continuing to investigate the accident. An autopsy will be conducted by the Medical Examiner’s Office of the 14th Judicial Circuit.