Bayflite Responds to Clearwater After Man Electrocuted While Tree Trimming

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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.

Bayflite landed and ready to transport injured tree trimmer. Photo courtesy of Clearwater Fire Rescue

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.

Ladder leaning against power line

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