Industrial Accident Under Investigation in Dewey Beach

Dewey Beach, DE - The Dewey Beach Police Department is investigating an industrial accident that occurred on October 20, 2025, near the 1500 block of Coastal Highway in Dewey Beach, Delaware.

Emergency responders were dispatched to a construction site at approximately 8:48 A.M. following reports of an electrocution. A member of a concrete crew was working on the third floor of the structure when contact was made with an electrical line using a concrete float. The line runs along Coastal Highway adjacent to the building.

Officers from the Dewey Beach Police Department arrived first on scene. They assisted in moving the victim to the first floor.

Members of the Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Department and Sussex County Emergency Medical Services then arrived to provide support. Emergency personnel administered advanced medical care at the scene.

The patient was transported to McKinley Avenue on the bayside. From there, a Delaware State Police Aviation Unit helicopter airlifted the individual to Christiana Medical Center.

The patient remains in critical condition.