Young family left heartbroken after loving father is electrocuted in freak accident on Christmas Eve
A young family is reeling from the tragic death of a loving father after he was electrocuted while working on an air-conditioning unit on Christmas Eve.
Aaron Greentree died while he was working at the property on Jet Place, in Eagle Vale, in Sydney’s south-west around 10am 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 Daily Telegraph reports.
Mr Greentree, who was from Oakdale, leaves behind his partner and two young daughters.
A close family friend said Mr Greentree’s family have been left shattered by the incident and said it has been difficult to come to terms with his sudden death.
‘We can’t even begin to understand this … he was the best dad, we are shattered for his girls,’ they told the newspaper.
‘How do you break this news to them, especially on Christmas?
‘He was a beautiful young man. May he rest in peace.’
Aaron Greentree, 29, (pictured) died after he was electrocuted while working on an air conditioning unit at a home in Sydney’s south-west
Several of Mr Greentree’s friends visited the scene and also expressed their heartbreak over his tragic death.
The doting dad recently got engaged to his long time partner and celebrated his 29th birthday in November.
A spokesman from NSW Police told Daily Mail Australia officers set up a crime scene following the incident.
A spokesman from SafeWork NSW declined to comment when contacted by Daily Mail as it was a private job and the incident did not occur on an official work site.
Mr Greentree is understood to have been working inside the roof cavity of the home at the time he died (pictured emergency service workers on top of the roof at the home)
Emergency services including fire crews and paramedics rushed to the scene, but the young father could not be saved (pictured emergency services at the scene)
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.
Police had taped off the property and a fire truck, police vehicles and ambulance vehicles were seen parked in front of the home on Tuesday.
Officers were also seen taking photographs of the scene and they also took pictures from inside Mr Greentree’s work vehicle.
A report will be prepared for the coroner.
