A heartbroken family have paid tribute to a 'kind and quiet' man who died after being electrocuted by a pylon next to a busy motorway.
Hristo Angelov, 29, was reported missing on March 17 after his cousins, who he had been living with for the past five years, realised they hadn't seen him at their shared home on Bordon Road, in Cheadle Heath since Tuesday.
The previous night, emergency services were called out Princess Road, beside the M60 slip road, following reports a man had been electrocuted at the top of a pylon.
The incident happened at around 5.30pm on March 16, with both police and fire crews attending the scene, Manchester Evening News reports.
Despite the emergency services' best efforts, he was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
It has now been confirmed that the man who tragically died was Bulgarian man Hristo.
He was an only child to his parents Milen and Rositsa, who live overseas in Bulgaria, but lived over in Stockport whilst working for Amazon.
He has been described as a 'quiet' and 'kind' man who was 'adored' by all.
In a statement, the family said: "We would like to share a sincere heartfelt thank you to everybody who helped to search and to those who provided information and sightings that ultimately enabled the police to confirm the identity of the gentleman involved in the pylon incident as missing local man Hristo Angelov.
"29-year-old Hristo had lived with his cousin Vasil Angelov in Cheadle Heath for five years and was originally from Bulgaria. He was the only child to parents Milen and Rositsa who still reside in Bulgaria.
"Hristo was a kind and quiet man who was loved and adored by all his family and friends. We are now making preparations for him to come home to Bulgaria for a family funeral."
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