He wanted to steal copper cables, was electrocuted and was left hanging for two hours until he was rescued

With one foot snagged on one of the power lines he tried to steal. This is how a man remained for two hours in Rada Tilly, a town located 15 kilometers from Comodoro Rivadavia, in Chubut, Argentina.

The extreme situation It happened on Saturday morning, on National Route 26, at the height of the Los Almendros campsite, and it lasted until the Volunteer Firefighters and high-altitude rescue personnel arrived.

According to what was reported to the newspaper South DNA from Rada Tilly police stationreceived a phone call from an oil company to warn them that a man had been left hanging from an electrical pole after trying to steal the copper cables.

It is assumed that, after climbing, this person received an electric shock, but since his shoe was caught in the cable, he did not fall into the void and remained there until they came to help him. Meanwhile, on the site Chubut They stated that his partner and a baby were waiting for him in a car.

It was the firefighters who detailed that this person remained in that position, with his head towards the floor, for about two hours. Later, part of the crew arrived with a ladder to help him down.

Despite what happened, the man survived. At the time of being rescued, he presented a picture of hypothermia and also suffered Third degree burns in various parts of your body. Meanwhile, she stayed Arrested for attempted robbery.

Medical and criminalistics personnel intervened in the event.

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