Two persons, including a woman, died of electric shock at a village in the district, police said today.
The 53-year-old woman accidentally stepped on a live wire at Nilagiri farm at Chakivalasa village last night, Bhogapuram sub-inspector U Magesh said.
When a 22-year-old man tried to rescue her, he also got the electric shock and died, he said.
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The electric wire had fallen in the field apparently due to heavy rains and strong winds in the area, he added.
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