Turkey causes power outage in Sheboygan County

Published On: Nov 17 2012 02:04:02 PM CST
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) -- -

Maybe this turkey was trying to launch a pre-emptive strike before Thanksgiving.

Utility officials say a turkey flew into a power line in Sheboygan County on Saturday morning. A Sheboygan Press report says the contact knocked out power for about 1,500 people.

We Energies spokeswoman Cathy Schulze says the outage was reported just before 8 a.m. She says power was restored to all but a handful of homes and businesses within an hour.

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