Local man dies after being electrocuted while working at Village Green

Police: Man dies after tree falls, traps him underneath

SEBASTIAN — A 74-year-old Sebastian man died Thursday while cutting a pine tree when the tree's trunk fell on top of him, police said. Sebastian police Cpt. Tim Wood identified the man as Bradford Kay. Wood said Kay's family has been notified of the fatal incident. Wood said Kay and a neighbor were using a chainsaw to cut a pine tree about 3 p.m. at Kay's home on Blue Island Street, north of Sebastian Boulevard. The two were in the backyard. At one point, the tree collapsed and the trunk fell on top of Kay, trapping him, Wood said. It was unclear how long Kay was pinned underneath the tree trunk. Police and Indian River County Fire Rescue crews responded ...

‘I was hoping he’d be okay’ – Jogger reunites with motorist, police who saved his life

VERO BEACH — Amanda Wilson shed tears as she listened to the 911 calls that captured the moments last month when a jogger suddenly collapsed on the side of the road. "He's not breathing," Wilson could be heard saying in a call to 911 dispatch. "His pulse keeps going in and out." 09-20-2020_07.36.40.8a_-_40012_-_911-1_(Voice) (2) Wilson didn't know Anthony J. Russo, but said she felt compelled to help Russo when she saw him fall face-first into the grass. Wilson, who was a motorist driving by, and Vero Beach police used CPR and an automated external defibrillator on the lifeless body of Russo, who suffered a heart attack, officials said. The quick actions from Wilson, a principal at Renaissance Charter School at ...

Construction worker rushed to hospital after cutting himself with saw

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A 24-year-old construction worker suffered serious injuries after accidentally cutting himself on a circular saw, leaving him with deep lacerations to three of his fingers, fire rescue crews said. "They were cut down to the bone," Indian River County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Kyle Kofke said. It was unclear if the man's fingers were broken from the impact. The incident happened about 2 p.m. Wednesday in the 400 block of Sapphire Way Southwest, Kofke said. The man was working on the construction of a new home in a subdivision when the accident occurred. Fire rescue crews responded to the scene and helped to control the bleeding, Kofke said. The man was taken by ambulance to Lawnwood ...