MY 21-YEAR-OLD man was electrocuted when his father was injured in a mosque as they were preparing a place for worship service in the barangay Basak, Lapu-Lapu City last Wednesday.

Emadodin Ameril the sitio Iba was pronounced dead by doctors when he was taken to a hospital in Lapu-Lapu City.

Police said Emadodin, with his older brother and Mango Sihawe father went to the mosque at noon to prepare the facilities for service 13 hours a cult.

Father and son found the place flooded with ankle-deep water, but continued with their chores.

Police said the mosque was Emadodin Bilal, whose role is to announce that the prayers were about to start.

It was also his task to prepare the sound system.

While handling was Emadodin microphone, wireless microphone wire detached and fell into the floodwaters.

Emadodin was electrocuted and fell into the water.

Sihawe Mango and who were also standing in water up to their ankles in a corner of the mosque also found that the electric current, but were able to jump to higher ground.

A few minutes later, the two disconnected from power and brought Emadodin to the hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

Mango, who burned his hands and had difficulty breathing, was also taken to the hospital and advised by doctors to stay for observation.

He insisted on going home to prepare to bury her son.

Sihawe his other son was not injured and has sought help from their neighbors to transport his brother and father in the hospital.

In an interview with Cebu Daily News, Mango said that before the accident, there were already complaints about the cable to land in the mosque.

Mango said the region has three mosques.

The accident took place in a mosque where they rarely held worship services.

He said the mosque where they usually frequent was knee-deep in water at the time.