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 grew up in Jupiter, Florida where he began his career in radio and TV broadcasting for over 12 years. He would make a career change to computer programming. Andy spent seven years working for tech companies in Atlanta before moving to Indian River County in 2002. He returned to the news sector in 2005 as a writer. Andy joined Sebastian Daily in 2016 as our editor in chief.