I thought I was stuffed : Teens anglers tell of electric shock as fallen power line hits water
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AprApril 2021 at 5:14am
Daniel Bowman (left) and Harry Brawn were fishing near El Arish, north of Tully, when they were injured by a fallen power line.
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Teenagers Harry Brawn and Daniel Bowman can be found fishing all day, every day, but last Thursday the boys were lucky to make it home in one piece.
Key points:
One lost muscle function, both were hospitalised
The Electrical Safety Office is investigating
Harry, 14, and Daniel, 15, were fishing in a waterway near El Arish cane country north of Tully when they stumbled across what they thought was a vine.