How not to collect Mangos
If you want to get some ripe mangos off a tree, do not use a metal pole to knock them down...
From the
South Florida Sun-Sentinel:
Man electrocuted after touching power line while picking mangos
A 35-year-old man, trying to get fruit from a tree, was electrocuted Thursday afternoon in Pompano Beach, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.
Jose Angel Mejia-Pinto and three other men were gathering mangos from a tree in the yard at 116 NW 12th St. Mejia-Pinto was using a 21-foot long metal pole to knock the mangos from the tree.
At about 3:27 p.m., the pole touched an overhead power line, sending 7,000 volts into Mejia-Pinto and knocking him to the ground.
Paramedics and BSO deputies responded to the scene where they pronounced Mejia-Pinto dead.
I really feel sorry for this guys friends and family but sheesh -- how stupid do you have to be to use a metal pole near a power line...
Posted by DaveH at April 26, 2007 6:20 PM