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Man found dead on TV broadcast tower
One of the many dangers of climbing such high structures out in the open...
From what I've been hearing on the Michigan Buzzboard, it was apparently part of a hazing ritual. ~Otter Mii-kun From http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2011/03/08/man-found-dead-on-broadcast-tower/ : Quote:
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The tower was built for WWJ-TV in 1999 so it could provide coverage to the entire Detroit metro area, as an upgrade to lower-powered facilities. WWJ-TV in this instance was originally WGPR-TV, signed on in 1975, purchased by CBS in 1994-95 after they lost their previous affiliate WJBK-TV 2 to FOX. (From 1947 to 1978, the WWJ-TV calls were originally on what is now WDIV-TV 4, Detroit's NBC affiliate.) |
Wut.
I relly don't know what to say. If this was a hazing, then oh boy. They better hope to God that it doesn't get out into the open, because there would be a firestorm if it were from a collegiate hazing. |
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Many on the Buzzboard discussing this topic are saying this Lasharr Gullap died from hypothermia. One other is saying that he was cooked to death by the radio frequencies emitted by the antennas at the top of the tower (the three stations are all on the UHF band (in this case between ~500 up to 700MHz), operating with between 400,000 to 600,000 watts of "effective radiated power". A microwave oven typically operates with ~1,000 watts at 2450MHz/2.45GHz. (Imagine what would've happened to him if he did this back in the full-power analog days-WWJ-TV operated analog channel 62 with 5,000,000 watts of ERP from the time this tower was activated until the DTV transition was completed on June 12, 2009.)
Officially the cause of this death is traumatic injury from a fall. The family of Lasharr Gullap is disputing the story of his death. See http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/the_edge/family-of-man-found-dead-on-tower-dispute-suicide-claim . In addition, no suicide note was found at the tower or anywhere on its premises. Oak Park Police are seeking additional clues as to this incident. Had this man survived and been found alive, he would be prosecuted for trespassing. |
Wow, you live pretty close.
Anyways... that's... pretty damn dumb if you ask me. :/ |
You should've mentioned how it's almost exactly like Persona 4. It was even foggy in Michigan when it happened.
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He probably died of overexhaustion from climbing for an hour and a half (I would've). xD
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