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Submitted By -Walking out a line
Red Simpson had a lineman killed near Texarkana. He and a groundman were walking out some downed 69 kv and found a phase in a cedar tree. The groundman swore that the victim never touched the tree and that it arced and got him. This was during this recent ice storm. People always say it arcs to you but you have to practically touch it. I saw a film once putting a ground into 69 and it was extremely close before you saw the arc. Most people see the arc after you've made contact.