Hydro One is working with city police to piece together the death after the company received an alarm Saturday night.

Windsor police were called to the scene about midnight.

Hydro One spokeswoman Laura Cook says it appears the unidentified man was attempting to remove the metal from a city power station when the electricity shot through his body, killing him.

Power lines contain copper wire used to conduct electricity, and contact with an energized power line can end in serious injury or death.

Theft of recyclable scrap metals like copper and aluminum have become somewhat common as the price for the material has soared.

Submitted on 02/09/2009

Submitted by: Dave Czuprys
Reference: http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2009/02/08/8313041-cp.html

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
It's been a little while since we've had a dumb copper thief story, but they're still amazingly common. However Darwin wants to see these, so off to her it goes. Thanks, Dave.

James said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
Perhaps this is the first such incident of 2009, a harbinger of dozens more to come...! Thanks, Dave!

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