Man working on high-rise billboard critically burnt after electric shock

Emer-G-Med paramedics responded to the scene of an electrocution in the Silver Lakes area of Pretoria East on Wednesday afternoon.
Emer-G-Med paramedics responded to the scene of an electrocution in the Silver Lakes area of Pretoria East on Wednesday afternoon.
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A man suffered critical burns after an electric shock while he was working on a high-rise billboard in Pretoria east.

Emer-G-Med paramedics responded to the scene in the Silver Lakes area of Pretoria east on Wednesday afternoon where the man had made contact with high-voltage cables.

“The man suffered critical burns and a decision was made to airlift him to a specialist facility for the definitive care that he required,” Emer-G-Med  said.

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