Power restored on Sanibel after sailboat hits transmission lines causing outage

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The City of Sanibel has confirmed an island-wide power outage on Sanibel after a sailboat hitting the transmission lines Tuesday afternoon.

LCEC says the incident happened at 1:40 p.m. and power has since been restored. LCEC crews are still on the scene.

If you have questions or concerns, please visit lcec.net or call (239) 656-2300.

MAP: LCEC Outage Map

 

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