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(KSL News) -- We've learned more about the Bountiful man who died trying to rescue a pet.
It happened near 900 E. 700 North in Bountiful.
David Connolly, 30, climbed up a neighbor's pine tree to retrieve the family parrot, which had flown away.
Police say Connolly accidentally grabbed a live power line with more than 7-thousand volts of power.
Investigators say Connolly likely died instantly and then fell from the tree.
Neighbors discovered him shortly after.
