Alaska State Troopers have identified a 15-year-old boy who died early Wednesday at a Fairbanks home in a possible electrical accident involving a dryer.
According to AST spokesperson Beth Ipsen, Joseph Hines died at a home on Lakeview Terrace in Fairbanks, to which troopers were called at about 1 a.m.
"The boy was found dead by a family member -- he was home alone," Ipsen said.
While AST spokesperson Megan Peters says investigators believe Hines was electrocuted when he reached behind a dryer and touched an unprotected electrical source, Ipsen says he may have also asphyxiated based on the position he was found in. A determination won't be made on Hines' cause of death until his body undergoes an autopsy.
There were no witnesses to Hines' death, but troopers don’t suspect foul play.
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