BREMERTON, Wash.: A man flying a kite in Washington state was shocked and suffered severe burns after his kite hit an electricity transmission line, officials said.
The unidentified man was flying a makeshift kite made with steel cable and a fishing rod at a park in the city of Bremerton when the kite drifted into Puget Sound Energys high-energy transmission lines, said Bremerton Battalion Chief Brad Richard.
He was flown to a hospital and was in critical condition. Fire officials warned people that they should never fly kites near power lines, KPCQ reported.
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