California beach town crowned best weekend escape has a serious wild turkey problem
Residents of a picturesque California coastal town have been dealing with a bizarre string of power outages this summer — and the culprit has feathers. Wild turkeys are being blamed for repeatedly knocking out electricity in Cambria, where residents and businesses have endured a series of short-lived outages since mid-July.
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Residents of a picturesque California coastal town have been dealing with a bizarre string of power outages this summer — and the culprit has feathers. Wild turkeys are being blamed for repeatedly knocking out electricity in Cambria, where residents and businesses have endured a series of short-lived outages since mid-July. The interruptions have typically occurred during daylight hours and lasted around an hour, sometimes happening twice in one day or on several consecutive days, according to The Tribune. The disruptions have left residents scrambling to get ready for work, brew their morning coffee and, in some cases, operate medical equipment.
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- Residents of a picturesque California coastal town have been dealing with a bizarre string of power outages this summer — and the culprit has feathers. Wild turkeys are being blamed for repeatedly knocking out electricity in Cambria, where residents and businesses have endured a series of short-lived outages since mid-July.
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