Tree trimmer unlikely to survive electric shock on Sanibel

SANIBEL, Fla. — A tree trimmer is unlikely to survive after receiving an electric shock while working Nov. 16 on Limpet Drive, his family said Wednesday.

The family plans to take him off life support Friday and donate his organs if his condition does not improve before then. The man, whom the family identified only as Robert, is 28 years old and has a wife and a 7-year-old daughter.

The man was shocked when a palm frond hit a power line, witnesses said.