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Police in Newfoundland say a man was fatally electrocuted Saturday by a downed power wire about 10 kilometres north of St. Johnâ€s, N.L.
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says officers arrived at the scene of the incident in Torbay, N.L., at about 9 p.m.
They found a downed live wire emitting flames, and an unresponsive man.
A news release today says paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene.
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