A man died from electrocution after sneaking into a North York hydro vault early Saturday morning, said Toronto police.

“Death by misadventure is how it would be described,” said Const. Allyson Douglas-Cook.

Police were called to the scene on Clayson Rd., in an industrial area northwest of Wilson Rd. and Hwy. 400, just before 1 a.m., responding to reports of a man possibly being electrocuted.

When officers arrived, they found the man in a “high voltage area,” but couldn’t get to him until Toronto Fire Services arrived to cut power, said Douglas-Cook.

“He was not moving and appeared to be injured,” she said.

The man still had vital signs when first responders reached him, but his injuries were described as life-threatening. He was pronounced dead in hospital a short while later, said Douglas-Cook.

Douglas-Cook said police believe they know why the man was there, and there was no foul play involved.

“It’s not being deemed as suspicious,” she said.