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First death from Zeta confirmed after man electrocuted by downed power lines
Palm trees are buffeted by the winds of Hurricane Zeta in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, early Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. Zeta is leaving Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on a path that could hit New Orleans Wednesday night. (AP Photo/Tomas Stargardter)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana coroner is confirming the first known death from Hurricane Zeta, that of a 55-year-old man who was electrocuted by downed power lines.
Spokeswoman Alyson Neel with the Louisiana Department of Health said Wednesday night that the death was disclosed by the coroner for Orleans Parish.
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The dead man’s name wasn’t immediately released by the coroner’s office and the exact circumstances of the death were not immediately disclosed.
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The first fatality report came hours after Zeta howled ashore in southeast Louisiana as an unexpectedly strong Category 2 hurricane.
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