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Mike, it would be interesting to learn more about how electric shock drowning (ESD) compares to this land based analog in terms of what is known about how it works, where it has been observed, and the statistics of injury and death. With all of the wells and not to code working out there it must be happening at some frequency. Please let us know if you have or ever get more info to share.

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I do know a little about it. I’m traveling right now, but here’s one tragedy in a cornfield from what apparently was an ungrounded irrigation pump. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/girls-electrocuted-while-de-tasseling-corn-in-northwest-illinois/

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And here’s what got me interested in writing about shock prevention for the RV industry. https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna29891090

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