A person was killed after being electrocuted in Iowa City, officials confirmed Thursday morning.
Iowa City police and the fire department responded to Herbert Hoover Highway and Eastbury Drive on the east side of town shortly before 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11 after receiving reports of an electrocution.
Crews were moving a home from Iowa City to West Branch, a police spokesperson confirmed with the Press-Citizen.
The person was electrocuted during the move.
The individual was treated by first responders on the scene and transported to a hospital in the area.
The city had not identified the person as of Thursday.
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A scheduled move
The owner of the home was issued an Iowa City permit to move the house from the 3100 block of Rochester Ave. on Sept. 5. Public records indicate that the house was scheduled to travel a nearly nine-mile route along the Herbert Hoover Highway, Taft Avenue SE and Lower West Branch Road into Cedar County.