A gardener survived after being electrocuted while he was cutting a tree when a branch fell onto power cables.<br /><br />Chana Sornlam, 42, climbed the trunk with a saw to chop off branches at the hotel resort in Chathaburi, eastern Thailand on Thursday afternoon (May 28).<br /><br />Locals said they heard a loud bang and then when they came out of their house to check, they saw the employee had passed out and was hanging in the tree.<br /><br />Paramedics arrived and asked the provincial electrical authority turn off the power before they climbed up to retrieve the man, who was unconscious and 30ft off the ground.<br /><br />After the tricky rescue, Chana was rushed by the nearest hospital. Staff said they believed he might have been electrocuted after he cut a branch which fell onto a wire.<br /><br />One of the rescue team added: "We think his body was touching one of the fallen branches, which was also in contact with the electricity wires.''<br /><br />The volunteer said that the locals should leave maintenance to experts.<br /><br />He said: "This case is an example to warn people to leave difficult work to experts, especially when there are power cables near.''
