Tree worker dies after touching cable

A worker for a tree management company – the ironically named Safe‑T‑Tree – died in St‑Laurent on Thursday afternoon after coming into contact with a power line. His body hung there for an hour until experts from the fire department were able to bring it down safely. The CNESST will investigate.

Reactions from CTV – some more or less meaningless vox pops from people in the area, but also a few brief sidelights from people in the industry.