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Man Electrocuted Pulling Fruit From Tree
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Source: wftv.com
OAKLAND PARK, Fla. -- Authorities say a South Florida man has died after being electrocuted while trying to knock mangoes from a tree. The Broward Sheriff's Office says 43-year-old Thanhkim Giang was attempting to knock the fruit down from a friend's tree early Monday morning. He was trying to get the fruit with a 23-foot aluminum pole that hit a high-voltage wire, electrocuting him. Giang was pronounced dead at the hospital. Authorities say 40-year-old Day Giang was injured when she tried to push her husband away from the live wire. She was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive. Copyright 2009 by The Associated
