The victim of the electrocution in a remote NT community has been identified as an 11-year-old boy.
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The remote location was the West Arnhem community of Gunbalanya,
Back on October 30, police issued a statement saying they had investigated the circumstances of the death of an 11-year-old child.
"A file will be prepared for the Coroner," police said.
It was revealed yesterday, the boy was likely electrocuted after climbing onto a house roof.
Investigators believe a damaged power line may have "energised" the entire roof leading to the tragic death of the Gunbalanya boy.
NT WorkSafe has issue a safety alert about the dangers of "damaged, defective or degraded overhead electrical infrastructure".
NT WorkSafe said the victim had attempted to climb into a secured external area of a residence.
"The preliminary findings suggest that the person suffered an electric shock which, combined with other circumstances, contributed to the death," a statement of the incident read.
"An examination of the property's electrical installation and overhead power lines found damaged insulation on the overhead power line and a connection that had the potential to energise the entire roof, posing a risk of electric shock or electrocution to any person who made contact with it, directly or indirectly."
Investigators said the overhead power line was "subject to various environmental factors" which had caused the insulation to become damaged.
The damaged area of insulation made contact with a stainless steel braided wire, causing the wire to become energised.
The stainless steel braided wire was connected to a metallic gooseneck riser hook, attached to the metal roof, which became energised at 240 volts.
Power and Water offered its "sincere condolences to the family and friends, and affected community", in another statement yesterday.
"Public safety is fundamental to everything we do at Power and Water, and any incident involving electrical infrastructure that results in harm weighs heavily on us.
"Power and Water has been working cooperatively with NT WorkSafe and relevant authorities to determine the circumstances and causes of the incident and will continue to do so.
"Our crews have also undertaken an immediate inspection of electrical supply installations on all other homes throughout the community."
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