Cops: Man Electrocuted While Hanging Flag for Block Party

A man is in serious but stable condition after being electrocuted Saturday by electrical wires as he tried to hang an American flag, according to Nassau County Police.

At 12:50 p.m., the 27-year-old victim threw a weighted plastic bottle and rope over electrical wires in an attempt to raise the flag for a block party on Buffalo Avenue, cops said.

To get the bottle and rope down, the victim climbed to a second story porch and, using a metal skylight/awning pole, contacted the wire, cops said. He was immediately electrocuted and went into cardiac arrest before falling from the porch ledge, police said.

Neighbors, including a nurse and an off-duty Old Westbury Police officer, ran to the victim and performed CPR until emergency responders arrived, officials said.

The victim was hospitalized, officials said.

Police reminded residents to avoid contacting any overhead wires, regardless of their origin.