A downed power line outside of Eureka, Mont. has electrocuted more than a dozen animals over the past few months, officials said.

Roger Pitman, operations superintendent at the Lincoln Electric Cooperative, said crews did not know about the situation until Oct. 10 when the dangling power line in the Pinkham Creek drainage finally failed. A crew called to repair the line found the carcasses of five whitetail deer, four black bears, two wolves, one coyote and a turkey vulture in the area.

One of the wolves found at the scene by the utility crew was reported to be “still warm” from its fatal shock.

"We're just thankful there weren't any two-legged creatures up there, except for the turkey vulture," Pitman said.

Tim Thier, a biologist for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks said it’s likely the deer walked into the power line and were electrocuted. The deer carcasses then drew in predators that were then electrocuted.

"It's sort of a chain reaction," Thier said. "But I've never seen it relative to a power line before."

Officials suspect a dry tree fell on the power line over the summer causing it to break.