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Teenage boy electrocuted while climbing transmission tower
AKRON, Ohio – Investigators say an Ohio teenager was electrocuted and fell about 30 feet (9.14 metres) to the ground after climbing a transmission tower supporting high-voltage power lines.
The Akron Beacon Journal reports that the power lines carry about 23,000 volts of electricity.
A coroner identified the boy Tuesday as 17-year-old Antonio Jarrod Victor Simon, of Streetsboro. Police say he died Monday at a park in Akron.
A spokesman for FirstEnergy Corp. says the teen’s death was tragic and reminds people to stay away from dangerous equipment.
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