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BPL employee electrocuted working on Grand Cay pole
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By LEANDRA ROLLETribune Chief Reporterlrolle@tribunemedia.netA Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) employee was electrocuted while working in Grand Cay on Tuesday, leaving his family and the tight knit community in shock.
Businessman Lawrence Cooper, 35, was reportedly carrying out work on a high voltage utility pole shortly before 9pm when he was electrocuted.
The Grand Cay resident spoke briefly with The Tribune while waiting at the airport to transport his nephew's body.
According to his uncle, Cooper worked with BPL for more than five years and also operated a ferry business on the cay.
68-year-old John Walkes, a painter and contractor, was electrocuted last Saturday after reportedly coming into contact with high-voltage electrical equipment while working at Bimini Blue Water Marina.