Woman, Child Electrocuted By Motel Room Air Conditioner In North Carolina

Authorities said Tuesday that a woman and a 9-year-old child staying at a Nash County motel were killed Monday when they were shocked by an air conditioner in the room, authorities and family members said. The two were guests in a room at the Economy Inn Hotel and Suites, located off of Interstate 95 in Nash County, when the incident occurred. Authorities on Tuesday declined to release the names of the woman, 31, and the child, 9. It was not immediately clear what their relationship was. There was apparently an issue with an air conditioner in the room and the woman tried to reset the unit when she was electrocuted.