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Man Causes Major Power Outage After Climbing Deadly Electrical Tower

Power outages are annoying to deal with and can cause life-threatening issues for some people depending on the time of year, duration of outage and condition of the person. On Sunday, about 20,000 people in Charlotte…

IJR SyndicatedJan 14, 20223 min read

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. “I don’t know what your faith is, but I think God was watching over him today.”

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It took four hours to finally coax the man back down onto solid ground, but he eventually did climb down from the tower. Authorities still aren’t sure why he decided to make the dangerous climb in the first place.

While that man’s behavior was concerning enough, first responders were even more upset by the behavior of the people hanging around near the scene and commenting cavalierly about the situation online.

Some people made jokes about the scene, while others placed bets regarding if and when the man would fall. Their behavior was so appalling that Foley felt the need to address it.

“This is about saving a life,” he said. “So I know some people were upset about their power being cut off, but truly this is about trying to protect an individual and keep them from dying.”

One individual even tried to fly a drone near the man, but the owner and operator of the drone was detained and might face charges, a news release from the City of Charlotte said.

“During this response, officers noticed a drone flying in close proximity to the man and high-voltage lines on the electrical tower,” the release said.

“Officers were able to locate the person operating the drone. This person is under investigation for interfering with Police and life-saving Rescue operations.”

“That makes me sick,” Foley said. “This is about trying to save a life, and when people look at it as purely entertainment, that’s a sad state of affairs for our society.”

After successfully reaching the ground, the man was taken to Atrium Main medical center to receive proper treatment.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.