Delaware State Police are investigating an incident that left a worker in critical condition.
Officials said at approximately 4:46 p.m. the New Castle County Paramedics were called to the 1900 block of Pulaski Highway, in Bear, for reports of a subject that had been electrocuted.
Upon arrival, Paramedics found a 51-year-old man was found to have sustained an electric shock, when working in a bucket lift, near high tension lines. The man was lowered from the bucket by bystanders.
Paramedics treated the man on scene for suspected internal injuries prior to transport to the Christiana Hospital aboard State Police Helicopter. He was in critical condition at the time of transport.