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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
KEYWORDS: banglist; darwinaward; holdmuhbeer; napl; wattsamattayou
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To: RockyTx
Often ACSR (aluminum cable, steel reinforced).
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posted on
05/09/2013 7:00:56 AM PDT
by
Still Thinking
(Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers
LOL!
82
posted on
05/09/2013 7:05:08 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Stand Your Ground)
To: Fresh Wind
LOL. Please stay away from the . . . air!
To: Peet
I hope his life insurance was current.
To: GeronL
Definitely a “Hold mah beer!” moment...
85
posted on
05/09/2013 8:03:08 AM PDT
by
EnigmaticAnomaly
(Dim Logic: "Let me vote Democrat. Hey, I got screwed! Let me vote Democrat. Hey, I got screwed!")
To: Daffynition; mikrofon; Charles Henrickson
To: Daffynition
87
posted on
05/09/2013 9:42:33 AM PDT
by
ConservativeInPA
(Molon Labe - Shall not be questioned)
To: martin_fierro; ConservativeInPA
Can’t you people conduct a serious conversation?
88
posted on
05/09/2013 9:59:46 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Stand Your Ground)
To: Daffynition
And they say there aren’t any feel good stories anymore!!
89
posted on
05/09/2013 10:14:23 AM PDT
by
ColdOne
(I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11)
To: Daffynition
I thought high voltage power lines were aluminum with a steel inner line..........
90
posted on
05/09/2013 10:21:01 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Want to be surprised? Google your own name......Want to have fun? Google your friend's names........)
To: Psalm 73
WATT’S IRONIC IS THERE IS NO COPPER IN HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINES! THEY ARE ALUMINUM!............
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posted on
05/09/2013 10:24:52 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Want to be surprised? Google your own name......Want to have fun? Google your friend's names........)
To: Daffynition
Can’t you people conduct a serious conversation?What if we re-fuse?
92
posted on
05/09/2013 10:29:44 AM PDT
by
Fresh Wind
(The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
To: Fresh Wind
That will give you had an un farad vantage.
At the first sign of resistance, you’ll loose your spark and go off unplugged. :(
93
posted on
05/09/2013 11:15:35 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Stand Your Ground)
To: Slings and Arrows
One of my old zot vids with some high voltage. It is a .wmv extension so I hope it still plays. It does give some idea about high voltage and the minimum safe distance.
Zot Scream
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posted on
05/09/2013 11:55:57 AM PDT
by
DocRock
(All they that TAKE the sword shall perish with the sword. Matthew 26:52 Gun grabbers beware.)
To: DocRock
High voltage plus Howard Dean. Good times.
95
posted on
05/09/2013 12:10:39 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: martin_fierro; Daffynition; Charles Henrickson
Add it to the category- “Don’t Whiz on the Electric Fence”
96
posted on
05/09/2013 12:30:42 PM PDT
by
mikrofon
(Today, in Current Events ...)
To: Psalm 73
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posted on
05/09/2013 12:36:53 PM PDT
by
CJ Wolf
To: Slings and Arrows; Revolting cat!
"I'm shocked!"
To: Fresh Wind
500,000 oms, that ain't hay!
To: Fresh Wind
100
posted on
05/09/2013 1:49:25 PM PDT
by
MrB
(The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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