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Turkey Causes Power Outage In Southeast Eugene

Eugene-area turkeys.
Brian Bull
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Eugene-area turkeys.

A fowl saboteur is behind this morning’s power outage in southeast Eugene.

Eugene-area turkeys.
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Eugene-area turkeys.

EWEB officials say a turkey hit a primary feeder line, which affected 350 customers.  The outage started about 5:45am and lasted under an hour and a half.

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Spokesman Joe Harwood says turkeys can be a real nuisance in developed areas, and discourages residents from putting out food for them.

"…because that will attract more to the area.  And with more turkeys, there’s more opportunity for the type of incident that we saw.”

The turkey in this latest incident did not survive.

In late 2016, turkeys caused at least four power outages in Medford. 

Copyright 2019, KLCC.

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Brian Bull joined the KLCC News Team in June 2016. He is a 20-year reporter who has worked at NPR, South Dakota Public Broadcasting, Wisconsin Public Radio, and ideastream in Cleveland. His reporting has netted dozens of accolades, including three Edward R. Murrow Awards and the Ohio Associated Press' Best Reporter Award in 2012.