https://www.orovillemr.com/2024/03/25/student-dies-at-lineman-college-after-pole-breaks/ [www orovillemr com]

I used to work down the street from this place. They have several practice poles that the students learn to climb. As I understand it, the pole broke and landed atop the student, so it wasn't just the fall that killed him.

(The article is tagged "subscriber only", but it let me see it anyway.)