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A wild turkey, no doubt having heard that Easter dinner would be served on Sunday evening, caused a power outage in what was likely a Saturday night escape attempt.

There was no mention of the bird when a Hydro Ottawa news release at 8:49 p.m. stated that a power outage in the Hinchey, Forward, Armstrong, Pinehurst and Parkdale area was “under investigation”, with a total of 1,403 customers affected.

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However, the feathered culprit was revealed about an hour later in a Hydro Ottawa tweet: “Hinchey/Ladouceur outage cause by animal interference — a wild turkey got tangled in lines … seriously!”

By 10 p.m., the case had been closed, with a subsequent news release stating that all power had been restored.