Proof that govt regulations matter - electrocutions at Lake of the Ozarks are killing swimmers
GRAVOIS ARM OF LAKE OF THE OZARKS, MO. -- When Valerie Smith reached for the swim ladder to get out of the water at her familys lake home on a recent day, an electrical jolt shot all the way up her arm.
She splashed away from the dock and yelled for her husband swimming nearby. Pete, as husbands do, had to see for himself. Same thing, same shock.
Knowing that three people had already been killed by electrocution this summer at Lake of the Ozarks, the couple swam to a neighbors dock and scampered out of the water.
Other shocks have been reported in these waters this summer. A theory going around is that the drought is causing grounding systems to fail, sending stray voltage into the lake.
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But with no building code in place, they didnt properly ground their docks or install a power shut-off at the waters edge.
Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/08/04/3743746/after-dockside-electrocutions.html#storylink=cpy