Police: Bird may have dropped fish on transformer that caused major power outage in Sayreville

The power is back on in Sayreville after a major outage on Saturday. Jersey Central Power & Light Co. reported an actual fish was found in a transf...

August 14, 2023
5:02 PM

The power is back on in Sayreville after a major outage on Saturday. Jersey Central Power & Light Co. reported an actual fish was found in a transformer, which destroyed it.  The Sayreville Police Department posted a photo on their Facebook page of the fish and a police sketch of the suspected bird. Police say they think a bird dropped the fish, Gilligan, while it was flying over. In the Facebook post, police said the power outage was a major inconvenience for so many residents.  'Please let us not forget the victim in this senseless death.

Lanette Espy