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Ryan Fahey

Teen boy, 15, dies after he's electrocuted by power lines and flung 30 feet into river

A teenager has died after being electrocuted while playing on live power lines.

The boy, 15, was climbing on a line close to the Aurizon train bridge in the city of Gladstone in Australia's Queensland.

As the boy accidentally touched the line, the power pole is said to have exploded, sending him flying around 30ft to the creek below.

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