TWO children are "lucky to be alive" today after dicing with death by climbing up a pylon.
They were spotted scaling the structure in Waltham on bank holiday Monday, and police were called.
The 13-year-old girl, and a boy whose age is not known, eventually climbed down from the pylon on Fairway and were taken home by officers.
Northern PowerGrid bosses today said the pair were lucky to be alive – the pylon supports power lines carrying 132,000 volts.
They were contacted by police and immediately sent a rapid dispatch engineer to the scene.
It followed an incident last week in which a kite was found tangled up in conductors on a similar pylon in Grimsby.
The kite's string was found dangling below onto the Grimsby Golf Club course and tied to a tree.
No-one was injured and power was cut while work was carried out to remove the kite.
Paul Norton, Head of Safety at Northern Powergrid said: "With the sun shining, youngsters are of course desperate to be outdoors.
"But they must realise that using pylons as climbing structures, playing too close to the power network or tampering with it any way can be extremely dangerous.
"The two youngsters climbing the pylon are so lucky to be alive. They could easily have come into contact with live equipment carrying thousands of volts of electricity, or they could have fallen.
"Equally, for those flying the kite, they are extremely lucky that the kite string didn't conduct a lethal charge of electricity. We ask that parents and guardians do what they can to advise their youngsters of the potential dangers of coming into contact with electricity."
Northernn PowerGrid offers the following safety advice:
Avoid playing with kites near overhead power lines
Do not fish where your rod or line may come close to an overhead power line
Never enter electricity substations
Always turn the power off before working on any appliance – even when changing a light bulb
Never use electrical equipment that has a worn flex. Get the flex changed by a competent electrician before the equipment is used again
When using equipment outdoors, for instance DIY tools or lawnmowers, use a special safety switch known as an RCD, specifically designed for the purpose
Always call a competent electrician when work on your house wiring is needed
ON THE WEB: You can find more power safety advice at www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk