Man Electrocuted, Revived By First Responders In Joppa: Officials

JOPPA, MD — Bystanders and emergency personnel revived a man who lost a pulse Tuesday in Joppa, according to officials. The man had fallen from a ladder and electrocuted, the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company.

Crews from Joppa and the Bel Air Volunteer Fire Company were called to the 700 block of Falconer Road around 4:30 p.m. for a report of a cardiac arrest, officials said. They found a man who had fallen from a ladder and become injured when it hit power lines, according to authorities.

After those first at the scene administered CPR, the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company said that he regained a pulse and was taken by ambulance to the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in critical condition.

BGE was also called due to the electrical hazard, officials reported.