Man electrocuted in Pietermaritzburg

[Jamie McKane]

A man was electrocuted by an illegal electrical connection in the Jika Joe informal settlement in Pietermaritzburg on Tuesday morning, paramedics said.

Two men found his body in tall grass near some exposed wires, ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring said.

He had serious burn wounds over most of his body. He died at the scene. Local authorities were called to disconnect the wires and investigate the matter.

News24

 

[Electron1]

Shocking. He was so well grounded. A real light to the community.
(in B4 the rest).

 

[GoneWithTheWindows]

Jy wil mos.

 

[Kloofvreter]

Who cares.

 

[Sneeky]

While all criminals must just ****, its not just them that get injured. Won't be the first time an innocent person walking by has touched a wire or something that an illegal connection is somehow in contact with and died.

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

Shocking. He was so well grounded. A real light to the community.
(in B4 the rest).

He had an electric personality.
So giving, never resisted any request.
Very well read, was always clued up on current affairs.

 

[LazyLion]

They should publish pictures of these human fried chips on the front pages of all the news papers so that people can see what happens.

 

[Ninja'd]

Jy wil mos.

Walk in tall grass?

 

[ellyally]

He had an electric personality.
So giving, never resisted any request.
Very well read, was always clued up on current affairs.

Ohm'ygod

 

[GoneWithTheWindows]

Walk in tall grass?

Yip, everyone knows its dangerous to walk in tall grass!

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

I imagine we're supposed to feel sorry for him?

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

I imagine we're supposed to feel sorry for him?

At the very least you should be touched by him ... just be sure you're well insulated first.

 

[Ninja'd]

Yip, everyone knows its dangerous to walk in tall grass!

True, could be snakes there.

 

[GoneWithTheWindows]

True, could be snakes there.

or spiders.

 

[Madhawk]

They should publish pictures of these human fried chips on the front pages of all the news papers so that people can see what happens.

That will be "Shocking" to the public.

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

That will be "Shocking" to the public.

They'll get all charged up at the sight of it.

 

[Voicy]

So many buzz words in the comments...

 

[The_Ogre]

https://www.er24.co.za/blog/man-electrocuted-in-veld-pietermaritzburg/

Is this the same incident? if it is it would seem they were walking through the grass last night and both received electric shocks after walking over exposed cables which neither noticed.

 

[GreGorGy]

Ohmg!

 

[bro-da]

or spiders.

Or Pikachu's with something to prove :twisted: