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Tree Trimmer, 48, Found Dead in Beverlywood Near High-Voltage Lines

Officials released few details during the hazardous recovery.

Overview

  • Los Angeles firefighters responded just after 1:30 p.m. Wednesday to the 9300 block of Kirkside Road in Beverlywood.
  • The worker was discovered about 30 feet up in a tree and roughly six to eight feet below high-voltage power lines, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
  • Paramedics pronounced the 48-year-old man dead at the scene, and his name has not been released.
  • The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power shut off electricity in the area to enable a safe recovery operation.
  • Aerial footage showed crews working to retrieve the body, and officials have not confirmed whether contact with the lines caused the death.