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Osprey carrying fish knocks out power

The osprey and fish were found dead nearby. Blaine Gaffney/Global Okanagan

More than 1500 BC Hydro customers in the Wood Lake area of Lake Country were without power Friday morning following an outage caused by a bird and a fish.

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Powerlines came down at Highway 97 and Oyama Road mid-morning after an osprey carrying a fish (believed to be a Kokanee) made contact with the lines.

The incident caused a small grass fire and affected 1600 BC Hydro customers. The outage lasted for about an hour.

The osprey and fish were found dead nearby.

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