Man electrocuted, killed picking mangoes

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Man electrocuted, killed picking mangoes

A Coconut Creek man was killed Sunday as he tried to knock down mangoes from a friend's tree and accidentally touched a high-voltage line.

BY JOSE PAGLIERY

jpagliery@MiamiHerald.com

A Coconut Creek man was electrocuted in front of his wife Sunday morning when the long aluminum pole in his hands accidentally touched a high-voltage wire as he tried to knock down mangoes.

Thanh Kim Giang, 43, was rushed to Holy Cross Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

His wife, Day Giang, 40, touched her husband as she desperately tried to free him from the electric current and was shocked as well, police said. She was briefly injured.

The tragic accident happened around 10:15 a.m. as the Giang couple visited friends at their home on the 700 block of Northeast 47th Court in Oakland Park, according to Broward Sheriff's Office.

Kim Giang spotted the hanging mangoes in the backyard and picked up a 23-foot aluminum pole to knock them down, but he failed to see lives wires running between the home and an electric pole and came in contact with them, police said.

Giang's wife realized what had happened and tried help her husband by separating him from the pole. She too was shocked.

Neighbors arrived and performed CPR on the Coconut Creek couple until Oakland Park Fire Rescue arrived.

Both were rushed to Holy Cross Hospital, where Thanh Kim Giang was pronounced dead. Day Giang was treated and discharged by 4 p.m.

Family members said that Thanh Kim Giang, a licensed nail specialist, worked at a Fort Lauderdale spa on North Federal Highway.

According to the state records, a man by his name operated a business at 1147 N. Federal Highway, now known as Nail's By Diane.

Day Giang's nephew, who did not wish to give his name, went to the site of the accident Sunday. He walked into the backyard where his uncle died hours earlier and stared at the 60-foot mango tree, where nearly a hundred light green and orange mangoes hung high above the ground -- along with the two low-hanging wires connecting the home to a nearby wooden electric pole.

''I want to know why this happened,'' he said.

[Nagishkaw 510]

Terrible and just sad.

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How awful...

he should have gone for those S. Florida Avocados... almost as good as the Caribbean kind.

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Yes..this is sad....so tragic...

Yes..this is sad....so tragic...

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As accidents go - that's pretty stupid.

In schools they warn kids about the dangers of overhead power lines.

[Ban Hammer 13,406]

darwin awardee?

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That must have been pretty awful to witness.

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''I want to know why this happened,'' he said.

It happened because his Uncle was trying to use a conductor of electricity to pick fruit.

If he used a wood pole - no issues.

People need to take responsibility for their own actions, and in this case, the person took the ultimate way to show that.

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Family members said that Thanh Kim Giang, a licensed nail specialist, worked at a Fort Lauderdale spa on North Federal Highway.

What's with all the Vietnamese (?) and nail salons? I don't remember hearing much about that niche market only until recently.

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Man electrocuted, killed picking mangoes

A Coconut Creek man was killed Sunday as he tried to knock down mangoes from a friend's tree and accidentally touched a high-voltage line.

BY JOSE PAGLIERY

jpagliery@MiamiHerald.com

A Coconut Creek man was electrocuted in front of his wife Sunday morning when the long aluminum pole in his hands accidentally touched a high-voltage wire as he tried to knock down mangoes.

Thanh Kim Giang, 43, was rushed to Holy Cross Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

His wife, Day Giang, 40, touched her husband as she desperately tried to free him from the electric current and was shocked as well, police said. She was briefly injured.

The tragic accident happened around 10:15 a.m. as the Giang couple visited friends at their home on the 700 block of Northeast 47th Court in Oakland Park, according to Broward Sheriff's Office.

Kim Giang spotted the hanging mangoes in the backyard and picked up a 23-foot aluminum pole to knock them down, but he failed to see lives wires running between the home and an electric pole and came in contact with them, police said.

Giang's wife realized what had happened and tried help her husband by separating him from the pole. She too was shocked.

Neighbors arrived and performed CPR on the Coconut Creek couple until Oakland Park Fire Rescue arrived.

Both were rushed to Holy Cross Hospital, where Thanh Kim Giang was pronounced dead. Day Giang was treated and discharged by 4 p.m.

Family members said that Thanh Kim Giang, a licensed nail specialist, worked at a Fort Lauderdale spa on North Federal Highway.

According to the state records, a man by his name operated a business at 1147 N. Federal Highway, now known as Nail's By Diane.

Day Giang's nephew, who did not wish to give his name, went to the site of the accident Sunday. He walked into the backyard where his uncle died hours earlier and stared at the 60-foot mango tree, where nearly a hundred light green and orange mangoes hung high above the ground -- along with the two low-hanging wires connecting the home to a nearby wooden electric pole.

''I want to know why this happened,'' he said.

How sad ! I usually just use a wooden broomstick to knock mangoes off the tree.

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wow

this is so unfortunate

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Man electrocuted, killed picking mangoes

A Coconut Creek man was killed Sunday as he tried to knock down mangoes from a friend's tree and accidentally touched a high-voltage line.

BY JOSE PAGLIERY

jpagliery@MiamiHerald.com

A Coconut Creek man was electrocuted in front of his wife Sunday morning when the long aluminum pole in his hands accidentally touched a high-voltage wire as he tried to knock down mangoes.

Thanh Kim Giang, 43, was rushed to Holy Cross Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

His wife, Day Giang, 40, touched her husband as she desperately tried to free him from the electric current and was shocked as well, police said. She was briefly injured.

The tragic accident happened around 10:15 a.m. as the Giang couple visited friends at their home on the 700 block of Northeast 47th Court in Oakland Park, according to Broward Sheriff's Office.

Kim Giang spotted the hanging mangoes in the backyard and picked up a 23-foot aluminum pole to knock them down, but he failed to see lives wires running between the home and an electric pole and came in contact with them, police said.

Giang's wife realized what had happened and tried help her husband by separating him from the pole. She too was shocked.

Neighbors arrived and performed CPR on the Coconut Creek couple until Oakland Park Fire Rescue arrived.

Both were rushed to Holy Cross Hospital, where Thanh Kim Giang was pronounced dead. Day Giang was treated and discharged by 4 p.m.

Family members said that Thanh Kim Giang, a licensed nail specialist, worked at a Fort Lauderdale spa on North Federal Highway.

According to the state records, a man by his name operated a business at 1147 N. Federal Highway, now known as Nail's By Diane.

Day Giang's nephew, who did not wish to give his name, went to the site of the accident Sunday. He walked into the backyard where his uncle died hours earlier and stared at the 60-foot mango tree, where nearly a hundred light green and orange mangoes hung high above the ground -- along with the two low-hanging wires connecting the home to a nearby wooden electric pole.

''I want to know why this happened,'' he said.

How sad ! I usually just use a wooden broomstick to knock mangoes off the tree.

You should see how its done in Australia hermana.

No sticks involved!

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You should see how its done in Australia hermana.

No sticks involved!

they do have boomerangs, after all.

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Man electrocuted, killed picking mangoes

A Coconut Creek man was killed Sunday as he tried to knock down mangoes from a friend's tree and accidentally touched a high-voltage line.

BY JOSE PAGLIERY

jpagliery@MiamiHerald.com

A Coconut Creek man was electrocuted in front of his wife Sunday morning when the long aluminum pole in his hands accidentally touched a high-voltage wire as he tried to knock down mangoes.

Thanh Kim Giang, 43, was rushed to Holy Cross Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

His wife, Day Giang, 40, touched her husband as she desperately tried to free him from the electric current and was shocked as well, police said. She was briefly injured.

The tragic accident happened around 10:15 a.m. as the Giang couple visited friends at their home on the 700 block of Northeast 47th Court in Oakland Park, according to Broward Sheriff's Office.

Kim Giang spotted the hanging mangoes in the backyard and picked up a 23-foot aluminum pole to knock them down, but he failed to see lives wires running between the home and an electric pole and came in contact with them, police said.

Giang's wife realized what had happened and tried help her husband by separating him from the pole. She too was shocked.

Neighbors arrived and performed CPR on the Coconut Creek couple until Oakland Park Fire Rescue arrived.

Both were rushed to Holy Cross Hospital, where Thanh Kim Giang was pronounced dead. Day Giang was treated and discharged by 4 p.m.

Family members said that Thanh Kim Giang, a licensed nail specialist, worked at a Fort Lauderdale spa on North Federal Highway.

According to the state records, a man by his name operated a business at 1147 N. Federal Highway, now known as Nail's By Diane.

Day Giang's nephew, who did not wish to give his name, went to the site of the accident Sunday. He walked into the backyard where his uncle died hours earlier and stared at the 60-foot mango tree, where nearly a hundred light green and orange mangoes hung high above the ground -- along with the two low-hanging wires connecting the home to a nearby wooden electric pole.

''I want to know why this happened,'' he said.

How sad ! I usually just use a wooden broomstick to knock mangoes off the tree.

You should see how its done in Australia hermana.

No sticks involved!

How ?

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You should see how its done in Australia hermana.

No sticks involved!

they do have boomerangs, after all.

I thought they just let the roo's jump up to get them - (hence the pouch to place the items in)...

Of course you have to figure out a way to get the items...

that is where the dingo's come in...

"Dingo et' me baby!"