A man hanging Christmas decorations in a redwood tree in East Palo Alto Saturday was killed instantly when a string of lights touched two high-tension power lines, according to officials...
The man reportedly threw the lights to reach higher into the tree when they touched two different legs of a high-tension power line, sending 12,000 kilovolts of electricity through the man's body.
Electricity apparently traveled through the man's arm and out through an area near his knee into the tree, Schapelhouman said.
Fire crews arrived to find the man hanging about 60 feet from the ground, apparently fused to the tree by electricity, and smoking from his feet, Schapelhouman said.
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1 comment:
Ugh. Excessive use of the word "apparently" paints its own picture.
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