Fun-loving Kendal youngsters are being warned to stay safe and not play close to overhead power lines this summer.
Activities such as fishing and flying a kite could be lethal if poles or strings come into contact with wires.
United Utilities’ Kendal-based response manager Jane Fleetwood said children often do not realise the danger they were in.
"If a fishing rod or a kite string gets too close to an overhead power line you don't want to be holding onto the other end. Electricity can jump short distances and it can kill so always keep your distance," she said.
Although it's rare for anyone to be hurt, every year engineers in Cumbria find evidence that people have taken unnecessary chances and find string and fishing line wrapped round wires.
United Utilities urges people to look out for warning signs and keep clear of equipment like substations marked with the yellow “danger of death” symbol.
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