The 50-year-old was taken to Southampton General Hospital, and is due to be transferred to a specialist burns unit in Swansea. His brother Michael Bradley said Ade Savage, a work colleague, saved Mark’s life by hitting him with a wooden plank in a desperate attempt to get him to release his grip on the electrified lamppost.
Michael said: “The man is a hero. Without a doubt, he saved my brother’s life. My brother was holding on to the lamppost so Ade attempted to pull him away, but that gave Ade an electric shock. He then tried to punch him, but that also gave him a shock, and so he started hitting him with a plank of wood, which worked.”
Michael added: “We are devastated. What health and safety was in place that day, because that should never have been allowed to happen? How can a metal lamppost be allowed anywhere near a live cable?” Michael said Ade later checked himself into Queen Alexandra Hospital, in Portsmouth, where he was also treated for burns. Father-of-one Mark, from Gosport, is a contract worker for Network Rail, which is building a £10million regional control and training centre.
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I'm reminded of a friend-of-a-friend story where a guy working in Harland and Wolff had his arm broken by his best friend who'd hit him with a shovel. The guy was leaning against a substation shaking mud from the soles of his boots. His friend saw the shaking, thought he was being electrocuted and came to the rescue. Except.. he was just minding his own business and didn't need his rescuing.
Hahaha! :)
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