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This is the terrifying moment a young woman high on drugs tried to climb an electricity pylon after hallucinating that it was a bridge.

The 21-year-old had spent four hours smoking super-strength skunk cannabis before attempting to scale the 40ft pylon.

Horrified locals raised the alarm after spotting the woman, from Zlin, Czech Republic, apparently trying to cross a river.

The blonde woman was seen clinging to the cables of the electrical column wearing only a tiny pair of denim hotpants and a t-shirt.

Police spokesman Jan Macalikova said: "It was a nightmare because she was very much under the influence of drugs and wasn't making much sense.

"She was convinced, though, that the pylon was a bridge across the Morava river."

Drugs counsellors and police eventually persuaded her to come down after two hours on the pylon.

Ms Macalikova added: "She received treatment at hospital for her drugs consumption but was otherwise unhurt.

“She's lucky she didn't get a new high - high voltage.”