Newfoundland man fatally electrocuted by downed power line, two women injured

Police in Newfoundland say a man has died after a fatal electrocution from a live power wire. A Royal Newfoundland Constabulary police car is shown in St. John's in a June, 2020 photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah Smellie

TORBAY, N.L. - Police in Newfoundland say a man was fatally electrocuted Saturday by a downed power wire about 10 kilometres north of St. John's, N.L.

The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says officers arrived at the scene of the incident in Torbay, N.L., at about 9 p.m.

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