Man electrocuted at Valley Forge id'd
The man electrocuted during the weekend, evidently while apparently trying to steal copper wiring from a mansion in Valley Forge National Historical Park, has been identified as a 41-year-old Norristown man, police said Monday.
The man electrocuted during the weekend, evidently while apparently trying to steal copper wiring from a mansion in Valley Forge National Historical Park, has been identified as a 41-year-old Norristown man, police said Monday.
Police said that just before 4 a.m., Marc A. Tuoni, was found unconsious, "partially inside" a 4,100-volt electrical junction box on the front lawn of the Kennedy Supplee Mansion, at 1700 South Trooper Rd., Upper Merion Township police said.
He was prononced dead at the scene.
A friend of the victim, who had called 911, was cooperating with police, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the department's detective division at 610-265-3232.
- Mari A. Schaefer