Webb County Sheriff’s Office in Utah took Facebook Warning on Friday afternoon: “Extremely high pressure.”
inside postalAccording to the Sheriff’s Office, it has seen more and more people set up hammocks on local wires, and law enforcement officials plan to crack down on this potentially exciting form of entertainment.
“In the past few years, we have noticed an increase in the number of people in hammocks on the wires on the North Ogden and Pleasant View benches. As shown in the picture below, the hammocks are climbing up the tower, sometimes between the wires,” Police said. The chief office said it was referring to a picture it shared on Facebook.
“These lines carry a voltage of 75,000 kV, and electricity can jump out of the lines. This activity is very dangerous,” it added.
The Sheriff’s Office stated that it will conduct additional patrols with Rocky Mountain Power and those caught on the tower will be summoned for trespassing.
“We really don’t want to see anyone injured by a fall or electric shock. Parents, please tell your children about this,” the warning said.
In an interview with KUTV, Lieutenant Cortney Ryan stated that the sheriff’s office will patrol the area on the ATV, and those who break in without permission may be fined.
“The last thing we want is that someone gets injured, but it also damages the infrastructure. This will provide electricity to hundreds of thousands of people. You interrupt the electricity, and then we will consider the risk that people don’t have electricity,” Ryan said.
Last year, Rocky Mountain Power also issued a warning that so-called hammocks had occurred on the wires of North Ogden and Pleasant View Utah. In May 2020, the company raised their concerns about this practice to the North Ogden City Council. Standard Examiner.
According to the report, Rocky Mountain Power’s regional business manager Steve Rush warned about what happens when humans are exposed to too much electricity.
He said: “When there is no image, (it) will burn all the wires in your body and blow off body parts.”
At that time, Yijing Policemen Chief Ryon M. Hadley said that those who bring hammocks to the power infrastructure seem to be mostly teenagers and young couples. Standard Examiner Report.
“There is a good view, it is isolated,” he said.
The Webb County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond Weekly newspaper Ask for comments on Saturday afternoon.
