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August 19, 2023 | 2:50am
A California lady, Madeline Kelly, and her dog were electrocuted early Wednesday early morning in Mendota, a city 30 miles west of Fresno.
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A California lady and her dog were killed in a freak mishap Wednesday when they stepped on a downed powerline while out for a morning walk.
The lady — determined by family as Madeline Kelly — and the puppy were electrocuted around 5 a.m. in Mendota, a city 30 miles west of Fresno.
“It appears the pole and wires recently fell to the ground and she did not see them due to darkness and walked into the live wires, killing her and the dog,” the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said.
Kelly’s partner was the very first to discover her and the pooch, her family told KMPH.
Officials think the lines dropped in the wake of a greenery fire that broke out in the location 2 days previously.
The flames “scorched” the power pole, compromising it and permitting the still-live wires to drop to the ground, according to authorities.
PG&E, the energy business that runs the lines, reacted to the awful event Wednesday.
The business was not signaled to the fire, nevertheless, since the plants fire did not appear to have actually impacted the power lines at that time, a representative informed KMPH.
“We are working with first responders to investigate the circumstances of the tragic accident in Mendota this week. Our thoughts and prayers are with all those who have been impacted,” they said in a declaration.
Kelly’s family is calling the event “sudden and horrifically shocking.”
Her mom, Melissa Rust, is left agitated by the freak mishap and said she has actually been entrusted more concerns than responses surrounding the catastrophe.
“It was a wrongful death, in my opinion. It was a wrong way to die. She had a lot of life left to go. The fact that someone may have been negligent that caused her death, you know, it breaks my heart,” said Rust.
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