FATALITIES
MAX ELECTROCUTED
HIGH TENSION SHOCK
BODY FOUND AT KHAN-
DALLAH
The badly burnt body of a man, identified as Francis Eichard Dykes, a linesman employed in the hydro-electric branch of the Public Works Department at Napier, was discovered at the base of a high-tension power standard among the hills about a mile and a half north of the power station, overlooking the Ngahauranga Gorge, on Saturday afternoon. The body was discovered by a patrol-linesman, and it is assumed that tho deceased met his death by electrocution at' 0.50 p.m. on Friday, when the power in the city failed for about a minute. The standard under which the deceased was found supports power lines bringing electricity from Mangahao at 110,000 volts.
The deceased, who had been married less than a fortnight, came to Wellington from Napier on holiday. So far as can be ascertained he was last seen alive- about 5.15 p.m. on Friday. An inquest will'■ be held on Wednesday.
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 72, 27 March 1933, Page 9
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161FATALITIES Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 72, 27 March 1933, Page 9
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