Littleton Arborist Electrocuted

A man working on a tree in Littleton died on Monday morning when he came in contact with an electrical wire, according to the Littleton Fire Department. The man was an arborist.

Littleton Fire was called to a home at 68987 South Prince Circle just after 10 a.m. for the report of an electrocution.

That's when they found the man. (For more information on this and other local stories, subscribe to your local Patch for breaking news alerts.)

Power to parts of the community was shut down so the man's body could be removed from the tree.

Investigators are still trying to figure out exactly what happened.

Photo via Littleton Fire