Bayflite Responds to Clearwater After Man Electrocuted While Tree Trimming
A man was electrocuted while on a ladder trimming trees.
The incident occurred at approximately 10:45 a.m. in the 1300 block of Milton Street.
38-year-old Ernest Harlen of Largo is in critical condition at Tampa General Hospital.
He was trimming trees with a pole saw while on a ladder in the back yard of 1309 Milton St.
Bayflite landed at the nearby Publix Supermarket parking lot at Missouri Avenue and Lakeview Road.
Bayflite crew members wheel the injured tree trimmer to their waiting helicopter for transport to the hospital. pic.twitter.com/hZHbrCMGft
— Clearwater Fire & Rescue Department (@clearwaterfire) December 11, 2017
Our fire crews worked the landing zone for Bayflite after initially treating the 38-year-old tree trimmer on Milton Street. pic.twitter.com/oihB3G09nD
— Clearwater Fire & Rescue Department (@clearwaterfire) December 11, 2017
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