'Amazing' dad-of-two electrocuted to death in freak Christmas Eve accident
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A family has been left heartbroken after an "amazing" father was electrocuted while working on an air-conditioning unit on Christmas Eve in a freak accident. Aaron Greentree died while he was working at the property on Jet Place, in Eagle Vale, Sydney, Australia, at around 10am local time on Tuesday. Emergency services including paramedics and fire crews rushed to the scene, but the young father could not be saved.
The 29-year-old tradesman is understood to have been working inside the roof cavity of the home at the time he died, the Sydney Daily Telegraph reports. Mr Greentree, who was from Oakdale, leaves behind his partner and two young daughters. A close friend said Mr Greentree's family - partner Tiarne Leigh and their two daughters, Alaska and Skylar - are struggling to come to terms with his sudden death.
Speaking to the Telegraph, they said: "We can't even begin to understand this … he was the best dad, we are shattered for his girls. How do you break this news to them, especially on Christmas? He was a beautiful young man. May he rest in peace.". The doting dad recently got engaged to his long time partner and celebrated his 29th birthday in November. Several of Mr Greentree's friends visited the scene and also expressed their heartbreak over his tragic death.
A spokesman from NSW Police has confirmed officers set up a crime scene following the incident. Meanwhile, a spokesman from SafeWork NSW declined to comment when contacted as it was a private job and the incident did not occur on an official work site. Forensic officers spent hours removing tiles from the roof to get access to the space underneath in an effort to recover Mr Greentree's body. Several emergency service workers were seen standing on top of the roof.
