You really believe that? They string miles of wire at a time, had a problem, drove up & down the right-of-way (you saw the picture of the country side) to find the problem and then radio it back in. The winching crew most likely replied "You're S****** me" when they heard what had happened and wanted to come out and see for themselves. Lots of lag time here.
It's hard to believe, but that's what it said. 8-)