Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 10 (PTI) A man and his son were electrocuted on Friday when the iron rod they were using to pluck a coconut came into contact with a live wire.

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Police said the deceased were Appukuttan (66) and his son Renil (38), natives of Chowara in Ernakulam district.

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"The incident happened in the morning. They were trying to pluck a coconut from a tree in their compound when the rod they were using came into contact with a 11 KV line," the police said.

They said the two died on the spot.

Appukuttan is survived by wife and two other children.

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