A 13-year-old boy died due to electrocution while trying to retrieve a kite that got stuck in high-tension electric wires in Yamunanagar police said on Wednesday.
The incident took place in Dharamkot village on Tuesday, they said, adding that two other boys had a narrow escape.
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Police said the victim died due to severe burns caused by an electric shock.
He was immediately taken to a hospital where doctors declared him dead.