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May 9, 2022 was the day Blayne McKay thought he was going to die.
He called his wife to say goodbye, after getting electrocuted at the SaskPower Island Falls Hydroelectric Station, about 100 kilometres northwest of Flin, Flon.
“That was the worst day of my life,” Jackie Thoms said, remembering the call.
“He was just screaming that he couldn’t feel his arms and he was going to die and, ‘Tell me you love me. I’m not going to make it.'”
McKay was working for Flatlander Scaffolding, a company contracted by SaskPower to do work at the hydro plant.
McKay said he was taken to a unit by a SaskPower supervisor and left alone to take measurements.
SaskPower Island Falls Hydroelectric Station, where Blayne McKay was electrocuted. (Courtesy: Jackie Thoms)
“I put a tape measure in the air, and …