Kite kills man

Kite kills man

JAKARTA (JP): A 36-year-old bus conductor was electrocuted on
Friday when his kite string came into contact with a high voltage
cable at Pulogadung industrial estate in East Jakarta.

According to a witness, Daryono was flying his kite under the
power cables, and at about 4:45 p.m. the string of his kite
landed on the high-voltage line.

Iin, the witness, recalled that Daryono instantly fell to the
ground when he was hit by the electricity, which burned most of
his body.

She then brought Daryono to Persahabatan hospital, but doctors
were unable to help him.

According to a police report, Daryono made the string for his
kite from plastic line he found at a garbage dump.

After joining the lines, which police believe contain
aluminum, he then rushed to fly his kite at the industrial
estate.

His body was taken to Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital for
a postmortem examination.

The city has witnessed a great number of kites in its skies
since May, including some above the Soekarno-Hatta International
Airport.

Jakarta Police spokesman Lt. Col. Zainuri Lubis called on
residents, particularly children and their parents, not to fly
kites in dangerous areas, such as under high-voltage cables and
towers, and on the streets "since it could endanger their lives
and also others'". (03)