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Video Report By Doug Kolk, Reporter - bio | email

SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - A special team of SDG&E linemen are conducting training exercises Wednesday.

They're preparing to respond to potential accidents and injuries on a transmission tower 85 feet above the ground.

In this News 8 video story, Doug Kolk reports from the SDG&E training facility in Mission Valley with a closer look at what they're doing.

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SDG&E conducts tower rescue training exercise

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