A tree trimmer died Friday after being electrocuted while working in the backyard of a Kansas City home, authorities said.
Paramedics and firefighters rushed to the home in the 12900 block of Connell Drive in Overland Park at about 2:14 p.m.
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The 30-year-old worker was in cardiac arrest in a harness about ten feet above the ground when paramedics arrived.
Overland Park rescuers lowered the victim and tried life-saving measures before declaring the man dead at the scene.
The fatality marks the third electrocution death of a worker on the job nationwide this year.
