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CBS News
6 days ago
- CBS News
Man dies after being electrocuted while pruning palm tree near Tamiami, Miami-Dade deputies say
Man electrocuted while pruning palm tree near Tamiami, police say Man electrocuted while pruning palm tree near Tamiami, police say Man electrocuted while pruning palm tree near Tamiami, police say A man was electrocuted and died at the scene after accidentally striking a power line while pruning a palm tree in Southwest Miami-Dade, authorities said. The incident happened near the intersection of SW 139th Ave. and 36th St. near Tamiami, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office. Officials said the adult male was trimming the tree when he made contact with the live wire. He was pronounced dead at the scene. It's unclear if the man lived at the residence or was performing landscaping work. Authorities have not released his identity.
Daily Mail
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Kathy Griffin stumbles upon scene of fatal freak accident on her afternoon power walk in Malibu
Kathy Griffin found herself in the middle of a terrifying situation when her afternoon power walk in Malibu led her right on to the scene of a freak fatal accident. The outspoken comedienne, 64, still recovering from a recent hysterectomy, stumbled upon a chaotic emergency site on a residential street while on a stroll with a male friend last Saturday. The LA County Sheriff's Department later confirmed a man was electrocuted and killed by a live powerline after it was knocked down by a falling branch during a tree-trimming service. Griffin, who was spotted in the same Malibu neighborhood earlier this month, appeared visibly shaken by the incident and ultimately cut her walk short and headed back home with her friend, exclusive photos show. Dressed in a gray quarter-zip athletic sweatshirt, leggings, and sneakers, with her signature red hair pulled back in a ponytail, the firebrand comic looked more pale and alarmed than fiery during the incident. Authorities say Honglei Chong, 46, grabbed the fallen powerline and was electrocuted. Chong died at the scene.. The tree-trimmer was not injured in the accident. Prior to Saturday's outing, Griffin had been spotted in public for the first time since undergoing a hysterectomy in early April to treat a pre-cancerous condition. Although she seemed to have her energy back post-surgery while logging her steps with a female companion, she appeared pale, frail and almost unrecognizable, photos showed. Her gray pallor was almost as startling as what appeared to be the bloody, severed head of Donald Trump she posed with in a notorious 2017 satire that nearly tanked her career. Contrasting with the jarring paleness of her skin, her signature bright red hair fell loose around her shoulders while it seemed her hairline was receding, and she had either a scalp condition or bald spot. Known for her biting humor and criticism of Republicans, the Catholic League and celebrity culture, Griffin has opened up about her history of health struggles, starting with a binge eating disorder as a teen. Griffin appeared visibly shaken by the incident and ultimately cut her walk short and headed back home Dressed in a gray quarter-zip athletic sweatshirt, leggings, and sneakers, with her signature red hair pulled back in a ponytail, the firebrand comic looked more pale and alarmed than fiery during the incident She also has spoken out about her long string of cosmetic procedures ranging from a breast augmentation, nose job and lip tattoo to a botched LASIK surgery in 2003 that partially blinded her in one eye and complications from a 1999 liposuction that nearly killed her. She also has struggled with her mental health, especially since a photo of her holding what looked like Trump's hacked-off head triggered heavy pushback starting in 2017. Trump, tweeting about the image at the time, wrote: 'Kathy Griffin should be ashamed of herself. My children, especially my 11-year-old son, Barron, are having a hard time with this. Sick!' Griffin, along with her then-elderly mother and dying sister, received death threats during the biggest controversy of her controversial career. The Trump administration placed her on its no-fly list and its Justice Department spent at least two months investigating whether the photo she posed for constituted a conspiracy to assassinate the president. Nothing came of that probe. Still, the image caused her career to nosedive, at least temporarily. Talk shows and theaters canceled her appearances, and CNN ended her annual stint co-hosting its New Years Eve show with Anderson Cooper from 2009 to 2017. 'I wasn't canceled,' she told the New York Times. 'I was erased.' Griffin has repeatedly spoken out about the incident since, and revisited it yet again last week when she complained that Stephen Colbert ambushed her and made her cry during a 2018 interview about the controversy. The comedian called Colbert 'a d**k' in a YouTube video published May 14, where she billed the interview as a 'bullsh*t ambush'. Griffin, who is famed for playing the victim over the Trump incident, also argued the CBS host's line of questioning was 'laced with misogyny,' and accused Colbert of punching down on a 'D-list celebrity'. The claims came seven years after the sit down in question, and nearly eight after the controversy that caused Griffin to lose her plum hosting gig at CNN. Her career took a nosedive after she infamously shared a photo of her holding what looked like Trump's hacked-off head on social media in 2017 The interview with Colbert months later saw her lightly pressed about the May 2017 photo-up. Griffin said she'd just been questioned by the Secret Service over the photo and had begged with Colbert to avoid the topic. First, showrunners obliged, she said – before recalling how they shifted course at the 11th hour. The comic compared the ensuing experience to a grilling one might expect on '60 Minutes' instead of a satirical talk show. She claimed Colbert – a comic as well – 'kept going and kept going' with his questions.
News.com.au
22-05-2025
- News.com.au
Tradie killed by fallen power line in Randwick, Sydney
A tradie has been killed after he was electrocuted by fallen power lines and went into cardiac arrest on a suburban street.
Daily Mail
22-05-2025
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Tradie critically injured on a cherry picker in Randwick
A tradie has been rushed to hospital in a critical condition after being electrocuted while operating a cherry picker in Sydney. The man went into cardiac arrest after coming into contact with power lines on Darley Road in Randwick just before 2pm on Wednesday. It's understood the man, who is aged in his 40s, is an employee of Ausgrid. After the tradie came into contact with the power lines, his co-workers brought him down to the ground and commenced CPR. Paramedics took over CPR on the tradie at the scene before he was rushed to St Vincent's Hospital. Several Randwick residents are currently without power following the incident. Ausgrid workers are on site attempting to restore power as quickly as possible. The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation. Police have established a crime scene and are looking into how the tradie came into contact with the power lines.
The Independent
20-05-2025
- The Independent
Boy, 12, among two electrocuted in flooded apartment basement in Indian IT hub
A 63-year-old man and a 12-year-old boy were electrocuted while pumping floodwater from an apartment basement in the Indian city of Bengaluru following heavy overnight rain. The electrocution occurred due to a short circuit when the pump was switched on, local authorities told the media. The victims were identified as Manamohan Kamath, 63, a resident of Madhuvana Apartment in Dollar's Colony and 12-year-old Dinesh, the son of a maintenance worker employed at the building. The incident occurred around 6.15am, as Kamath prepared to drain floodwater from the basement using a hired pump. According to police, he was electrocuted immediately after the pump was switched on due to a short circuit and Dinesh was fatally electrocuted moments later. Their bodies have been sent for postmortem examination, local police said. Bengaluru recorded approximately 104mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours, inundating low-lying areas and triggering widespread traffic snarls across the city. The scenes of waterlogged streets and gridlocked roads were all too familiar – an annual ordeal for the IT hub during monsoon spells. Visuals captured the extent of the flooding, as the city's ageing infrastructure buckled under the downpour. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for parts of Karnataka, including Bengaluru, with more rain forecast over the next two days. As water-logging continues to disrupt daily life, authorities have reportedly begun efforts to manage the fallout. Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara told reporters that the newly formed Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), which replaced the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) – which was previously responsible for the city's municipal affairs – is actively addressing the issue. He attributed the severe flooding in several parts of the city to clogged drains caused by the accumulation of leaves, paper, and other debris. On Monday night, Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar said that while the government has mapped 210 flood-prone areas across Bengaluru, with work completed in the majority of them, the city's traffic police have separately flagged 132 vulnerable spots where rainwater disrupts traffic. Mr Shivakumar said that 197 km of stormwater drains have been constructed so far, with Rs20bn (£174m) allocated for the effort. 'Traffic police have flagged 132 spots that get flooded during heavy rains. Of these, 82 have been fixed while 41 are pending,' he said. Speaking about the areas worst hit by rainfall, he said that the quantum of rainfall in areas like Silk Board Junction, Hebbal, and Yelahanka had been especially high. 'Underpass works are ongoing in a few of these areas and they have been affected. We will coordinate with relevant departments to address this.' In a separate rain-related tragedy, a 35-year-old woman lost her life when a compound wall collapsed at an IT firm in the city.
