Storm Dudley: 13 dogs die of electrocution in freak accident

13 dogs have tragically died after a tree collapsed onto a powerline and electrocuted them during Storm Dudley.

The incident happened on Wednesday (January 16) at kennel near Ampleforth, North Yorkshire.

A tree was ripped down by strong winds which brought down a powerline of 11,000 volts which fell on a kennel block at Cuckavalda Gundogs.

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The area where the dogs were sheltered was electrified and 13 of the animals sadly lost their lives.

The Mirror reports that a full investigation is underway by Northern Powergrid.

A spokesperson for Cuckavalda Gundogs said: "Jack, Anna and Tom would like to thank everyone who have shown their concern and given help and to Grace Lane Vets for coming out."

They added: "RIP you beautiful creatures - all taken far too young."

All the dogs were aged between seven months and six years.

A Northern Powergrid spokesperson said: "Storm Dudley caused a tree on a customer's land to fall and bring down a section of overhead power line onto kennels which were situated directly under the section of electricity network.

"Sadly, a number of dogs in the kennel were electrocuted. As soon as we were alerted, we isolated supplies in the YO61 and 62 areas, causing a power cut for around 680 customers. Our contact centre advisor also provided immediate safety advice to the customer to stay clear of the area and metal kennel.

"Power was safely restored to the majority of customers last night. We remain in contact with the customer, and our teams are on site carrying out final repairs to the section of network damaged by the storm."

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