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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Oliver Milman

New Jersey community loses electricity after bird drops fish on to power lines

An osprey chick. Ospreys were previously endangered in New Jersey but are now recovering, with 733 nesting pairs documented last year.
An osprey chick. Ospreys were previously endangered in New Jersey but are now recovering, with 733 nesting pairs documented last year. Photograph: Forestry England/PA

An unusual suspect is being sought by police for a power outage in New Jersey: an osprey that dropped a fish on to power lines, causing a nearby community to temporarily lose their electricity.

A fish that fell from the grip of the bird in question landed on a transformer in Sayreville, New Jersey, on 12 August, causing the coils within it to become misaligned, according to Jersey Central Power & Light, a utility company.

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