antennas and power lines
FORT LAUDERDALE
A man who was trying to set up an antennae for a pirate radio station was electrocuted in the backyard of his home Sunday, police said.
Authorities were called to the home on the 1100 block of Northwest 18th Court at about noon, said Fort Lauderdale Police spokesman Frank Sousa. Details were still sketchy, but authorities said the electrocution appeared to be accidental.
On Sunday afternoon, the man's body, covered in a white sheet, was sprawled next to a downed power line loosely wrapped around a metal rod. The rod, near a mango tree, was obscured by foliage, making it hard to tell if the rod was touching low-hanging power lines that straddled the house.
The man has not yet been identified, police said.
"They were going to use the radio for Haiti," said a man who identified himself only as the owner of the rental home. Police were questioning him on the front lawn.
Neighbors said the victim was of Haitian descent and had lived in the tan, one-story house with his wife and five children. Toys littered the front yard.
"They didn't trouble anybody," said Alvin Reid, 83. "I always see the children going to school in the morning. We say hello and goodbye but that's about it."
By Sunday afternoon, a Florida Power & Light truck was parked outside the front of the house, ready to repair the line.
FORT LAUDERDALE
A man who was trying to set up an antennae for a pirate radio station was electrocuted in the backyard of his home Sunday, police said.
Authorities were called to the home on the 1100 block of Northwest 18th Court at about noon, said Fort Lauderdale Police spokesman Frank Sousa. Details were still sketchy, but authorities said the electrocution appeared to be accidental.
On Sunday afternoon, the man's body, covered in a white sheet, was sprawled next to a downed power line loosely wrapped around a metal rod. The rod, near a mango tree, was obscured by foliage, making it hard to tell if the rod was touching low-hanging power lines that straddled the house.
The man has not yet been identified, police said.
"They were going to use the radio for Haiti," said a man who identified himself only as the owner of the rental home. Police were questioning him on the front lawn.
Neighbors said the victim was of Haitian descent and had lived in the tan, one-story house with his wife and five children. Toys littered the front yard.
"They didn't trouble anybody," said Alvin Reid, 83. "I always see the children going to school in the morning. We say hello and goodbye but that's about it."
By Sunday afternoon, a Florida Power & Light truck was parked outside the front of the house, ready to repair the line.
