Brian David Gillis, 39, of Virginia Beach died after he was electrocuted while working in the 400 block of W. Bayfront Road in Lothian.
Witnesses on scene told officials that Gillis had climbed an electrical pole with his pole-climbing gear and began work on a portion of the pole near the wires. Gillis then came into contact with a live wire. Workers began a rescue effort and brought Gillis down from the pole.
Anne Arundel County Fire Department personnel began CPR. Resuscitation efforts were eventually discontinued and Gillis was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police are treating the incident as an accident.
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