Fort Lauderdale landscaper hospitalized after electrocution

The man was about 20 feet up a tree doing landscaping work when he came into contact with a power line.

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A man who was landscaping in Fort Lauderdale was taken to the hospital Saturday morning after he was electrocuted, fire rescue said.

According to Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue, the man was about 20 feet in a tree doing landscaping work when he came into contact with a power line.

When crews found the man, he was unconscious and not breathing