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19-Year-Old Wants to Shoot Special Photo From the Height – and Dies

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A 19-year-old in Austria climbed on a power pole for a spectacular photo - and paid with his life.

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A 19-year-old in Austria climbed on a power pole for a spectacular photo - and paid with his life.

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The investigation showed that the 19-year-old had climbed electricity pylons several times before and documented his activities with a mobile phone.

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Death drama on Tuesday afternoon in the district of South-East Styria: A 19-year-old died at the so-called "Roofing" . The young man had climbed to a high-voltage mast at around 5 p.m. and probably got into the circuit. According to the first findings of the LPD Steiermark the 19-year-old produced photos and videos during the ascent with his mobile phone . At the same time there was apparently a contact with the current-leading system . The yout…

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A 19-year-old man climbed a power pole in eastern Styria on Tuesday. He came into contact with the live electrical current and died. A motorist witnessed the accident and called for help. However, it was too late for the man. Police examined the young man's mobile phone and found numerous pictures and videos of him on various power poles.

Junger Südoststeirer got into the electric circuit in Mühldorf near Feldbach. On his mobile phone the police found pictures of further such actions.

A 19-year-old died on Tuesday in Feldbach in Styria during a climbing campaign. The young man had risen to a high-voltage mast and suffered a fatal electric shock.

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ORF.at News broke the news in Vienna, Austria on Wednesday, March 11, 2026.
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