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    Tree trimmer dies after being electrocuted in midtown Tulsa

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    TULSA, Okla. — A tree trimmer died from his injuries after being electrocuted near South Utica Avenue and East 41st Street in midtown Tulsa on Monday, according to Tulsa Fire.

    The man was in a tree 20 feet from the ground and was electrocuted by power jumping from a nearby line to him, according to a witness.

    After the witness called 911, he put a ladder up and helped lower the man onto a garage rooftop where he performed CPR until first responders arrived.

    Tulsa Fire provided medical help to the man for 20 minutes before he was taken to the hospital where he later died.

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