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Zulia: 10-year-old girl dies from electric shock
A 10-year-old girl died following a severe electric shock at her home in the La Cueva sector of the Rosario de Perijá municipality, Zulia state. The incident occurred on Wednesday night, August 19, when the child was attempting to unplug a washing machine from a power outlet.
The victim was the daughter of an active member of the Rosario de Perijá Fire Department, an institution that expressed profound grief over the loss. Security and prevention agencies responded to the residence, and the girl's body was transported to the morgue in the Machiques de Perijá municipality for a legal autopsy and forensic evaluation.
Local authorities are conducting investigations to clarify the exact circumstances of the domestic accident and determine the conditions that led to the fatal discharge.