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Man electrocuted after shooting down power lines with rifle
DailyMail ^
| May 8, 2013
| Ashley B. Craig
Posted on 05/08/2013 10:10:30 PM PDT by Daffynition
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - One Fayette County man is dead after he and an accomplice tried to steal copper wire by shooting down high-tension power lines with a rifle, authorities said.
Fayette deputies and rangers from the National Parks Service found the man's body tangled up in downed lines Wednesday morning in the Beury Mountain Wildlife Management Area near Thurmond. The apparent cause of death was electrocution.
The remote area where the body was discovered is near Babcock State Park.
Emergency dispatchers sent officers to the area after a 911 call.
The man's name has not been released, according to a statement from the sheriff's department.
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TOPICS: Weird Stuff
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To: Daffynition
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posted on
05/08/2013 10:26:03 PM PDT
by
PeaceBeWithYou
(De Oppresso Liber! (50 million and counting in Afghanistan and Iraq))
To: Daffynition
There have got to be easier ways to steal copper.
I guess aluminum isn’t as valuable these days?
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posted on
05/08/2013 10:27:20 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(http://asspos.blogspot.com)
To: Vendome
23
posted on
05/08/2013 10:28:25 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(http://asspos.blogspot.com)
To: Daffynition
I disagree.
24
posted on
05/08/2013 10:28:44 PM PDT
by
Bratch
To: PeaceBeWithYou
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posted on
05/08/2013 10:30:35 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Stand Your Ground)
To: PeaceBeWithYou
Sorry...the image I posted to you zotted itself.
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posted on
05/08/2013 10:42:54 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Stand Your Ground)
To: Bratch
27
posted on
05/08/2013 10:43:55 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Stand Your Ground)
To: GeronL
“Darwin Awards?”
DEFINITELY! Looks like a frontrunner for winner, even.
28
posted on
05/08/2013 10:49:17 PM PDT
by
catnipman
(Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
To: RockyTx
are copper or aluminum?Aluminum. Copper is too heavy.
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posted on
05/08/2013 10:53:18 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(The monsters are due on Maple Street)
To: GeronL
I believe you got the pulse of it...
30
posted on
05/08/2013 11:01:39 PM PDT
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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posted on
05/08/2013 11:03:54 PM PDT
by
Gene Eric
(The Palin Doctrine.)
To: Daffynition
The man’s name has not been released, according to a statement from the sheriff’s department.
So they are just calling him “Sparky” for the time
being.
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posted on
05/08/2013 11:06:39 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: UCANSEE2
seems unwise,
to risk your life to steal aluminum.
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posted on
05/08/2013 11:13:55 PM PDT
by
RockyTx
To: bigbob
Revolting even. But he was involved in current events.
34
posted on
05/08/2013 11:19:59 PM PDT
by
count-your-change
(you don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough)
To: count-your-change
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posted on
05/08/2013 11:22:42 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(http://asspos.blogspot.com)
To: count-your-change
He was not a well grounded individual I suppose
36
posted on
05/08/2013 11:23:27 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(http://asspos.blogspot.com)
To: Daffynition
37
posted on
05/08/2013 11:33:40 PM PDT
by
Shadowstrike
(Be polite, Be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.)
To: tet68
And no mention of what type of scary black rifle was used....
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posted on
05/08/2013 11:35:21 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Stand Your Ground)
To: Paladin2
Reddy is not to be fooled with no matter how friendly he is made to look.I hope we learned our lesson from the Sta Puft Marshmallow Man.
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posted on
05/08/2013 11:35:31 PM PDT
by
dr_lew
To: GeronL
But he certainly had a lot of potential.
40
posted on
05/08/2013 11:39:46 PM PDT
by
Squawk 8888
(True North- Strong Leader, Strong Dollar)
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