Monroe Co. teen believed to have died from electric shock

5:21 PM, Sep 21, 2012   |    comments
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A Monroe County teen whose body was found Wednesday is believed to have died from an electric shock, according to authorities.

18-year-old Tucker Wells had been missing since September 11.

Officials say it appears Wells had cut into a pipe that was attached to a power pole on the edge of his property. The pipe had high voltage electrical wires, and Wells was electrocuted.

Final autopsy reports are not yet complete, but officials say the preliminary autopsy findings are consistent with electrocution.