Indonesia official confirms viral video of girl suspended 15m high on power cable

[Disir]

Indonesian officials have confirmed the veracity of a viral video that shows a girl suspended on an electricity cable 15m above the ground in Curug district of Tangerang regency, Banten.

The video had been reposted multiple times on social media by Friday (April 17).

The girl, reportedly a nine-year-old resident of Curug, is seen in the video screaming for help while clinging to an extra high voltage (EHV) power cable that was being installed at the time of the incident.

Indonesia official confirms viral video of girl suspended 15m high on power cable

JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Indonesian officials have confirmed the veracity of a viral video that shows a girl suspended on an electricity cable 15m above the ground in Curug district of Tangerang regency, Banten. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Here is the video


That's insane.

 

[Canon Shooter]

Well, I suppose that's one way to take care of that whole "social distancing" thing...

 

[konradv]

Seems they don't have those pesky inspectors everybody's always complaining about. Proof that regulations are there for a reason, not just as a "socialist plot" to destroy the nation.

 

[percysunshine]

So how did she get up there?

 

[percysunshine]

...if there is no explanation of how she got there...

 

[Disir]

She was holding on to the wire when it was on the ground. They pulled the wire up and she didn't let go.