By Alexandria San Juan
A swimming party of teenagers in Quezon City turned tragic after a 17-year-old boy died of electrocution when he accidentally touched a garden light near the swimming pool of a condominium building Thursday night.
Investigators of the Quezon City Police District identified the victim as Joseph Rivera, a resident of Barangay Bahay Toro.
According to Rivera’s classmates, they were having a night swimming at a condominium on Tandang Sora Avenue in Barangay Talipapa, at around 8 p.m. when Rivera, who just came out of the pool, accidentally slipped and held to garden lights on a tree, which electrocuted him.
The victim’s friends sought help from the pool attendant who immediately switched off the garden lights.
Rivera was rushed to a nearby hospital but was declared dead on arrival.
Operatives said Rivera sustained injuries on both hands.
