One of them sadly passed.

The incident took place on Friday 4th, in Ponte Velha, in the Boa Vista neighbourhood, Recife, Pernambuco.

The male had stolen a mobile phone and was being chased by police when he jumped off the pier to evade them.

It was filmed by people passing by. The suspect, unable swim, got caught in the current, as he is swept and approaches the Old Bridge, a couple of live wires were dangling down. He tries try to save himself by grabbing on to the wiring, gets a fatal shock and is left floating dead in the river.

A short time later, the man sinks and disappears under the water. A military police car was at the scene. According to police, patrols were being made at the scene when the car was triggered by people passing nearby.

"The suspect got scared and jumped into the Capibaribe River, but, perhaps because he didn't know how to swim, he grabbed some wires and ended up electrocuted to death," the military police said in a statement.

Divers were called to retrieve the victims body. He has not been named. He was taken for necropsy, and his family notified.

Civil police will lead the investigation into his death, along with why live wires were exposed.

(As per usual, if a repost, please delete.)

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A celebration of the 'Ulta Rath Yatra' festival in Tripura's Unakoti district ended in tragedy when a fire broke out causing multiple deaths and injuries.

Six people lost their lives and 15 others sustained injuries in a tragic incident that took place during the 'Ulta Rath Yatra' festival of Lord Jagannath in Tripura's Unakoti district. The incident occurred in the Kumarghat area at approximately 4.30 pm.

The 'Ulta Rath Yatra' festival is celebrated to commemorate the return of the revered deities, Lord Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra, and Lord Jagannath, to their sacred abode, occurring one week after the Rath Yatra.

During the festive celebrations, a significant number of people were joyfully pulling the Rath, a chariot constructed from iron. Unfortunately, the Rath accidentally came into contact with a high-tension wire carrying a voltage of 133kv, resulting in a devastating fire.

According to the police, six individuals lost their lives immediately, while 15 others sustained burn injuries. The injured individuals are currently receiving medical treatment at a nearby hospital, and their conditions are reported to be critical according to a report by PTI.

India.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/17-electrocuted-by-downed-power-line-during-brazil-pre-carnival-parade/article568447/

Three people in fairly quick succession get zapped by the same electric poll

Colombian Electrician who met his untimely death while disconnecting cables of consumers that are yet to pay their electricity bills.

According to reports gathered, the officials defied the lockdown orders and went for disconnection. It was revealed that during the cause of disconnection, there was a spark that caused an explosion that ended up electrocuting him.

May his soul Rest In Peace

Source: https://www.nairaland.com/5759264/photos-electricity-worker-meets-untimely

Sheikhpura, Bihar, India - May 21, 2023

Bihar Accident: Fierce devastation in Kalash Yatra, two killed due to current, many injured

The big news of this time is from Rasalpur village of Sheikhpura district, Bihar where Kalash Yatra was taken out for the nine-day Mahayagya. In the meantime two people died on the spot due to electrocution.The deceased have been identified as Raju Kumar and father Mahesh Singh Virendra Kumar were the residents of Rasulpur village. It is also said that four people were injured in this incident, as soon as the information was received, a large number of people are reaching the Sadar Hospital where the dead and injured have been brought while the villagers including their relatives are baldly mourning.On this occasion, Sheikhpura MLA Vijay Kumar and Barbigha MLA Sudarshan Kumar have also reached Sheikhpura Sadar Hospital, while the Barbigha MLA expressed grief over the incident and consoled the family, along with the MLA has also assured all possible help. The Barbigha MLA has refrained from saying anything on the matter of negligence of the electricity department while he is talking about saving the lives of the injured. At present, there is an atmosphere of mourning in the village after the incident.

https://thedailyguardian.com/bihar-accident-fierce-devastation-in-kalash-yatra-two-killed-due-to-current-many-injured/

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Maybe you ever see this video!

Old School Gore

4 people were electrocuted at the same time by touching a 10.000 voltage power line

Victim 3 died

Only 1 survive, at 4:30 managed to escape safely

China

Mancherial district, Chennoor town

Bollampally Srinivas (45), president of the Chennuru Goldsmiths Association, and his wife Latha (38) were killed due to electrocution.

It is known that late night rains with gusty winds wreaked havoc.

In this sequence, in order to clean the dust that has accumulated in the rooms of the house, Latha washes the dusty things with water by switching on the electric motor on Friday morning. In this sequence, Latha, who was electrocuted by the electric circuit, screamed and Srinivas, who was at home, grabbed her in an attempt to save his wife and both of them were electrocuted and died on the spot.

https://vidhaatha.com/news/couple-electrocuted-in-mancherial

Guy chilling with friends gets hit by a lightning..

What a bad day

Hi every1 I'm v sorry I've been aay for a whille but am back now hope ur all doing well. Apparently the site got somewhat hijacked which is not what i expected coming back lol but yah. Rest in peace to this guy it looks a bit fake but i don't think it is. If it's a repost or needs 2 be taken down lmk