Two electrocuted as they tried to steal from power substation, Georgia police say

Two people were electrocuted while trying to steal from a power substation, Georgia police said.

Emergency crews found two bodies while responding to a transformer fire at a station on Atlanta Highway in Gainesville at around 3 a.m. on April 3, according to a post on the Gainesville Police Department Facebook page.

Police said the two “trespassed, broke into a fenced area and attempted to steal from a power substation when they were electrocuted and killed.”

Investigators are still working to identify the two men.

A spokeswoman for the police department told McClatchy News there was no further information to release.

Gainesville is about 60 miles northeast of Atlanta.

This story was originally published April 3, 2023 at 6:04 PM with the headline "Two electrocuted as they tried to steal from power substation, Georgia police say."