Twins Francesco and Giacomo Fierloni died at the scene on Tuesday, April 21

Two identical twin brothers died after being electrocuted by power lines in Italy.

At around 11:30 p.m. local time on Tuesday, April 21, Francesco and Giacomo Fierloni were fatally electrocuted with 20,000 volts while attempting to retrieve a decoy bird from medium-voltage power lines using a metal pole in a wooded area in Magione, Italian outlets La Repubblica and La Stampa reported.

The twins were training pigeon retrievers for hunting season when one of the birds fell onto the 10-meter-high power line, according to the outlets. One of the brothers used a carbon-fibre pole while attempting to get the bird down and touched the live wires on the power line, killing him instantly.

The other brother rushed to help his twin and was also electrocuted.

The 22-year-old twins were found by their father, brother and uncle lying in the same spot, per La Repubblica and La Stampa.

The incident occurred at a location that was “inaccessible” to emergency vehicles, according to the outlets. When first responders eventually made it to the scene, CPR attempts on the twins were unsuccessful.

Magione Mayor Massimo Lagetti expressed his condolences in a statement translated from Italian, shared on Instagram.

“A tragic event has struck our community. Two 22-year-olds, Francesco and Giacomo Fierloni, twins born in 2003, have lost their lives,” Lagetti wrote alongside a photo of the brothers. “I knew these two men personally; they were wonderful people, both professionally and personally, truly two ‘golden boys.’ ”

“I express my personal condolences, and those of the entire City Council, to their mother Roberta, their father Giorgio, and their entire family for this grief that is too difficult to even begin to convey,” he continued.

“I offer my deepest condolences on behalf of Prefect Dr. Zito and Regional President Dr. Proietti, who contacted me personally early this morning to inquire and express their deepest sympathy to the family and our entire community,” concluded Lagetti.

 

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A funeral was held for Francesco and Giacomo on Friday, April 24, at the church of San Giovanni Battista in Magione, according to Lagetti’s Instagram post.

Carabinieri officials are investigating the incident, per La Repubblica.

PEOPLE has reached out to the Perugia Fire Department and Carabinieri Police for comment.