WAKULLA COUNTY, FL (WTXL) - Deputies said that a utility worker was electrocuted when he touched a high voltage power line.
Thr Wakulla County Sheriff's Office and Wakulla County Fire Rescue said the incident took place on Tuesday around 6 p.m. near the area of New Light Church Road and Springhill Road.
The victim, Tad Shappard, was cutting tree limbs from the power lines when he came in contact with a high voltage power line. Once his partner heard the commotion, he moved the truck and lowered the bucket that Shappard was in. When he found Shappard unresponsive, he started CPR.
Firefighters said they airlifted Shappard to a local hospital where he is in critical condition.
The victim and his partner are contractors for Comcast Cable and employed by Southeast Utilities based in Georgia.
