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The Amish are great people. They have strong family and moral values, not to mention they are hard working people. There has been a surge in interest in the Amish lifestyle because of the reality show "Amish in the City."

Thursday, January 13, 2005

Amish Teen Electrocuted By Downed Power Lines

Amish Teen Electrocuted By Downed Power Lines: "A 17-year-old Amish teenager was electrocuted trying to remove a power line that got tangled in his horse-drawn buggy's wheels, the Geauga County Sheriff's office said.
Samuel Barkman, of Mesopotamia Township, drove over a power line Tuesday that had sagged down within a foot of the road after separating from a nearby pole, authorities said.
The line got stuck in the wheels and stopped the buggy. Barkman got out and grabbed the 4,800-volt line in an attempt to ... "

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