LAUDERHILL, Fla. – Police say a Florida man climbed a light pole and made contact with a live wire before falling onto a sidewalk below as horrified bystanders watched.
Lauderhill Fire Rescue Capt. Jerry Gonzalez tells the South Florida Sun-Sentinel the man was on fire as he fell Tuesday afternoon. He fell some 50 feet.
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A rescue crew happened to be working a nearby crash and saw the man fall. Gonzalez says the incident was "pretty graphic."
The man was taken to a hospital where he's being treated. WPLG reported he suffered burns on 60% of his body, plus entrance and exit wounds from the electric shock.
Florida Power & Light officials tell WSVN the man wasn't a utility worker.