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Posted: 10/08/12 at 5:15 pm EDT
MIAMI (WSVN) -- The City of Miami Fire Department has transported a man to the hospital believed to have been electrocuted while trimming trees.
According to City of Miami Fire Rescue, the victim was transported without a pulse and not breathing to Jackson Memorial Hospital.
The bucket was up in the air, extended over power lines when rescue crews arrived. The man was trimming trees for a home near Miami International Airport off 30th Avenue and Northwest 15th Street when the incident occurred.
Residents in the area lost power during the rescue attempt.
The victim is in serious condition.
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