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STALLINGS, N.C. -- A 51-year-old Charlotte man is recovering after nearly dying from an electric shock last weekend only to be revived by the shock of an automated external defibrillator.

Stallings police say Nelson Pozo, an employee of AEP Industries, was on the job Saturday night when he was struck with 460 volts. Pozo had no pulse, no heartbeat and wasn’t breathing when Officers Rodney Ivey and William Walden arrived at the scene.

The officers immediately applied AED pads on Pozo, shocked him, got a pulse and began CPR.

"I honestly believe CPR alone probably wouldn't have brought him back," Walden said.

When the department was first formed, Chief Larke Plyler wanted to make sure every patrol car was equipped with a defibrillator. They've been on the streets for a couple of years now, but at $1,500 each for 26 cars, it was quite an expensive endeavor. The community footed the bill through fund-raisers and donations.

"Any time you save a life where you're directly involved with training and equipment, it's a good feeling for the officers and the department," Plyler said.

Plyler said the department just finished an AED and CPR refresher course about two weeks ago.

An AEP Industries spokesperson said Pozo is now at Presbyterian Main in Charlotte but was moved out of intensive care to a regular room. The company is continuing to investigate the accident.

"We just hoped for the best. I'm just happy he's alive and doing well for his family," Walden said.