Lalakeng umakyat sa poste para mag-tap umano sa power lines, nalaglag at namatay

- A man who climbed up a post, allegedly to tap into the electrical wires, fell to his death

- According to the report of Saksi of GMA News, some of the houses still did not have any electricity

- The victim wanted to connect his home to the power lines in order to restore electricity

- Witnesses said that there was a spark, which then led him to fall to his death

A man who climbed up the post and who was allegedly trying to tap on the power lines to be able to restore electricity on his home, fell and plunged to his death.

Based on Saksi of GMA News, the houses in the area did not have electricity yet, which pushed the victim to try tapping into the power lines to restore electricity.

“Naisipan nitong kumonekt o kung ano yung gagawin dun sa ano, at ang hinihinala po natin na siya ay mayroong balak mag-jumper ng kuryente, magnakaw ng kuryente," said Police Captain Dennis Turla, chief of the MPD H*micide Section.

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He then narrated that people saw that the man just fell, that there was a spark.

“Nagulat na lang itong mga tao sa lugar na biglaan siyang bumagsak. May nag-spark, parang pumutok, at nalaglag siya sa poste,” he also stated.

News, photos or videos that arouse the interest of netizens would often go viral on social media, due to the attention netizens give them. These viral posts appeal to the emotions of netizens, and in rare cases, such could also happen to ordinary people, making them very relatable to almost everyone who get to read about the stories online.

In a previous report by KAMI, a 16-year-old boy jumped into a creek but unfortunately died after allegedly trying to steal a bicycle. The incident happened in Barangay Imelda, Baguio City, yesterday. According to the police's investigation, the teenager was accompanied by a 10-year-old boy in his attempt to steal a bicycle. However, a construction worker saw them and called them out; that's when they tried to flee from the scene and jumped into a creek.

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In another viral news story, a woman from Carcar, Cebu, who died because of eclampsia a week after giving birth to her child, was allegedly taken advantage of after getting buried in the cemetery. According to a report by GMA News, a gravedigger reportedly noticed the coffin lying outside of its grave a day after getting buried. When they checked the woman inside, she was no longer wearing undergarments, and her upper dress was lifted up.

Source: KAMI.com.gh