A teenager appears to be lucky to be alive although he remained stuck after climbing a power pylon in Christchurch on Friday evening.
Just Perfect Detailing owner Josh Phillips was nearby as emergency services arrived and believes the teenage boy climbed the pole before grabbing the live wires.
“He’s sweating, and he’s got quite bad burns, there’s red all over him. His shorts have disintegrated literally, and there were burned bits of fabric underneath the power line he climbed. His arms and legs are charred, and he’s complaining he can’t feel his legs and that he’s cold.”
This happened last night, but the article doesn’t seem to have been updated (as of posting) this morning with any resolution.
Yeah on a list of ways to go, being electrocuted by a pylon is definitely not near the top of my list.
Its good to hear you are in a better place these days.
Yeah I’ve seen grainy videos from CCTV cameras that were scary or downright horrifying.
I’ve also heard stories from other engineers of going into a substation switch room after a flashover: panels blown apart, debris and melted twisted metal everywhere, millions in damages, and a lone charred outline on a wall.
Thanks mate I appreciate it.