Tree Trimmer Dies After Being Electrocuted in Sebastian

August 6, 2019 Andy Hodges Community 0

Tree trimmer injured from power line in Sebastian, Florida.

Police say a tree trimmer died after he was electrocuted by a live power line near Dixie Terrace in Sebastian Tuesday.

Florida Power & Light said electricity to several homes near Laconia and Periwinkle were knocked out and they are still working to restore power.

Rescue personnel and the Sebastian Police Department are at the scene.

A fire rescue spokesperson identified the victim as an adult male. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

This is a developing story.

UPDATE: The Sebastian Police Department has identified the tree trimmer who died.

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Andy Hodges was born in Annapolis, Maryland. When he was age 9, his parents moved to Jupiter, Florida. Andy spent several years at various radio & television stations in Florida such as WLIZ, WFLX-FOX 29, WIRK, WIXI, WKSY, WRMF, and WJNO to name a few. In 1994, Andy made a career change to computer programming and worked for several technology companies (two are Fortune 500) in Atlanta, Georgia. However, Andy returned to Florida and settled in the small town of Sebastian in 2002. In 2005, he returned to the broadcasting news sector and eventually joined our news team in 2016 as editor in chief. Andy's family has lived in Sebastian for more than 45 years.