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Teen dies after NW Kansas high-voltage power line accident

fatal crash accidentTHOMAS COUNTY— Authorities are investigating the death of a teen who was electrocuted by a high-voltage line in northwest Kansas.

The 19-year-old man died Saturday after climbing a utility pole and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a media release from the Thomas County Sheriff’s Office.

The name of the victim or other additional details were not released.

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