Power line death
PA Hamilton A man whose wife is in hospital expecting a baby was killed by electric shock in Hamilton on Saturday while working on a high voltage line; He was Garth Peter Cuthbert, aged 26. a power board worker of Cambridge.
A 22-year-old . man was admitted to Waikato Hospital after the accident, but was in a comfortable condition, police said yesterday. His name has not been released. The accident occurred when a concrete light pole the two men were removing swung round and struck an 11,000 volt line.
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Press, 13 December 1982, Page 2
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