Man Trimming Trees In Clarkfield Shocked By Electric Line

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A man trimming trees in western Minnesota was shocked by an electric line Monday afternoon.

According to the Yellow Medicine County Sheriff's Office, the incident occurred in Clarkfield around 2:30 p.m. The man was in a bucket lift trimming trees and contacted an electrical line.

The man was airlifted to Hennepin Healthcare. His identity has not been released, and authorities gave no word on his condition.