A Sweet Home man died Saturday, Nov. 26, as a result of the injuries he sustained last week when he climbed a power pole in the 3700 block of Green River Road.
Kevin Bachand, 44, died in Legacy Emmanuel Hospital in Portland from injuries he received after climbing a power pole on Nov. 21.
Sweet Home Police Department received a call on at 4:30 a.m. on Nov. 21 from residents ithat a suspicious male had been walking around, said Police Chief Jeff Lynn.
When officers arrived at 4:47 a.m., they found Bachand, who had fallen from the pole and was lying on the ground.
“It appeared (Bachand) had been climbing the power pole to steal wire,” Lynn said.
Bachand had significant burns and “traumatic injuries to his extremities,” the chief said.
He was life-flighted from Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital.