Posted on 02/09/2014 3:43:29 PM PST by BenLurkin
TUSTIN (CBSLA.com) — Authorities say a 27-year-old man was killed instantly when he made contact with an energized power line.
Orange County Fire Authority Captain Steve Concialdi tells CBS2 that the man was taking pictures of Saturday night’s sunset from a tree in the back of his parent’s Tustin home when he was electrocuted.
Concialdi says the victim’s parents went looking for him and called out his name to no avail.
CBS2′s Art Barron reports that the victim managed to post his pictures on Facebook.
“After he took the pictures and posted them on Facebook, he came in contact with some power lines up in the tree,” the captain told KNX 1070’s Bob Brill
The victim’s parents on Sunday morning found his body in the tree.
The deadly incident occurred in the 15600 Block of S. California cross of Medallion.
Authorities said power in the area was temporarily turned off to allow fire crews to retrieve the man’s body.
The victim’s identity has not been released.
...this just came in over the wire...
“Status: tingly!”
Shocking!!
Sorry, it was there.
“...Electrocuted While Taking Photos...”
“After he took the pictures and posted them on Facebook, he came in contact with some power lines...”
Okay, I’m confused.
Song dedication to him
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4qoymGCDYzU
Electrifying photos. Good that he didn’t meet any resistance posting his current status.
Facebook on his cell phone.
I hate it when that happens.
Who is Tustin Sunset?
I can think of worse ways to go - watching a beautiful sunset, a quick buzz then off to meet your maker!
OK, you win..........
LOL!
I misread it as Tuscan. Not sure if a Tustin sunset is death worthy.
Another song he might have been humming in a 60 cycle type of way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OciCzKgGY0
Power line deaths are not uncommon. Sounds like he enjoyed the beauty of nature.
RIP
Well, I can’t point fingers at the poor schlub. I recall one time during my shutterbug phases trying to take a photo of a docked oil-rig along an intracoastal waterway. I had jumped over to an old rusted-out, delapidated barge resting partly on shore, trying to position myself for that one “perfect” shot. I was inching backwards, trying to get the best frame, and suddenly glanced behind me. There was a big hole in the concrete platform, and I could have so easily fallen through to the deep hollow of the waterfilled barge. Made my hair stand on end, how close that came to happening.
So I feel like I’ve been in this guy’s shoes.
His last job was as a conductor.
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