Saturday 4 June 2022 07:01 PM Man doing garden DIY is airlifted to hospital after drilling through ... trends now
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A man has been airlifted to hospital after drilling through a mains electricity cable whilst carrying out DIY in his front garden yesterday morning.
The man from Swindon, Wiltshire, was drilling into the ground outside his house when he received a huge electric shock after accidentally hitting a live mains electricity cable.
The shock caused the man to suffer a cardiac arrest which triggered a significant emergency response.
Emergency services were called shortly after 9.40am and arrived quickly at the scene, including two air ambulances, one of which then airlifted the man to hospital.
Police, fire and rescue and ambulance crews all attended the scene in Wiltshire yesterday
The remains of the drill, charred by electricity, could still be seen sticking out of the ground
