Montgomery County

Man Trying to Steal Copper From Valley Forge Park Winds Up Electrocuted

A man trying to steal from the Valley Forge National Historical Park wound up dead -- apparently electrocuted.

A man called Montgomery County 911 around 4 a.m. to report that his friend appeared to be electrocuted outside the Kennedy Supplee Mansion on S Trooper Road inside the park.

When Upper Merion Township Police arrived, officers found the victim unresponsive, partially inside a 4,100-volt electrical box on the lawn of the mansion.

First repsonders waited for PECO to turn off the electrical box before attending to the 41-year-old man. Medics pronounced the Norristown man dead at the scene.

Investigators said that it appeared the man went into the box in an attempt to steal copper wiring.

The man’s friend, who called 911, remained on the scene and cooperated with the investigation.

Police asked that anyone who might have seen anything suspicious in the area on Friday night or early Saturday to call the Upper Merion Township Police Detective Division at 610-265-3232.

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