OROVILLE — A student at Northwest Lineman College in Oroville died Monday after a power pole broke.
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The 19-year-old man had been taking part in an exercise around 10:30 a.m. when a pole used for training “failed,” and the student fell to the ground, said a report from the Oroville Police Department. The student was declared dead at the scene.
His name was not released.
The school, adjacent to Oroville’s airport, is one of four U.S. campuses of Northwest Lineman College, which teaches 15-week courses in electrical line work.
