Man Is Electrocuted To Save Cat

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

Hurricane Harvey continues to leave victims, even heroes in some cases. A nickname that could well be attributed to Andrew Pasek, a 25-year-old man who was electrocuted in Houston this week after the contact of the rising water with the cables while trying to save his sister's kitten.

This is how PEOPLE magazine reports after statements collected from his family. "I was trying to be my hero," adds her brother's Alyssa to the same post. "He wanted to go and and then call me to say, 'Okay, she's okay, don't worry.'"

But it could not be. It all happened shortly before the evacuation of his Houston home on Monday. Alyssa, 27, was taking her wedding dress to the second floor (she gets married in February), while at the same time trying to convince her kitty to go down the stairs. But there was no luck.

"She is very big and not especially nice," adds the young woman. Finally, she could not take it with her since she did not have a carrier. So he left her well with provisions with food and water. It was then that her brother called her asking if she could get the kitten out. When she found out that no, she did not hesitate to go to the house and try it for herself.

In his life history, Andrew has a long resume as a street animal savior. I used to rescue them and take them to the vet and then take care of them. His mother, JDell Pasek, remembers this for PEOPLE magazine. He was one of those who gave bottles to newborn kittens and was in charge of feeding the neighborhood's feline colonies.

So what he did for his sister's cat is something that doesn't surprise anyone. His last words to her were that he would pick up the little furry and that he loved her very much. This call would be followed by the tragedy that has filled the family with sadness and shock.

According to the Army Corps of Engineers, the house had almost five feet of water. When it started coming from the reserve and came into contact with the cables, Andrew received a shock since the electricity had not been cut, as his family points out.

What is most impressive about this whole story is that when the friend who was with him tried to help him, he said: "Don't touch me, I'm dying." Andrew recognized the electricity and was aware that if he touched it he would also receive the shock.

The victim's mother assures that her son was in the water for more than an hour and a half before the electricity company arrived and turned everything off in order to collect his body. PEOPLE has tried to contact CenterPoint Energy to obtain statements in this regard, but they have not yet given any response or explanation.

This is where I get angry. Another person could have been electrocuted, it could have been a child”, she explains annoyed. This situation has pushed this mother to speak loudly and clearly about safety in these cases and the importance of disconnecting electricity in situations like this to avoid more future tragedies.