Man in hospital after electrocution

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Man in hospital after electrocution

Update: 12:54PM A MAN is recovering in Levuka Hospital after he became the latest victim of electrocution in a week.

Police spokesman Inspector Atunaisa Sokomuri said Tevita Sorovakawalu, 23, of Nasau Settlement on Wakaya Island was loading his luggage onto a boat at Levuka Wharf when he got electrocuted.

Inspector Sokomuri said the man was rushed to Levuka Hospital where he is recovering now.

He said the incident yesterday was the third electrocution case recorded by police in the past seven days.