Man electrocuted while in North Phoenix hot tub: PD

PHOENIX - Phoenix Police officials say an investigation is underway after a man was electrocuted inside a hot tub.

According to a statement released on June 29, officers responded at around 10:30 p.m. on June 28 to an injured person call at a business in the area of 68th Street and Chauncey Lane, which is located to the southwest of Scottsdale Road and Mayo Boulevard.

"When officers arrived they found an unresponsive man inside a jacuzzi with live electrical wires exposed," read a portion of the statement. "APS was contacted and was able to shut off the electricity to the building."

The man, according to police, died on scene.

An investigation is ongoing.

Officials with business respond

On June 29, a spokesperson with Life Time issued a statement on the incident. The statement reads:

"I can confirm that we experienced a medical incident late Wednesday evening, resulting in the fatality of a professional contractor who was performing maintenance work on non-functioning equipment in the indoor aquatics area. The incident currently is under investigation by authorities and the cause of the fatality remains unconfirmed. Therefore, as I hope you can appreciate, no additional details are available at this time. Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with the family."