One person found dead in cistern under porch in Hallsville
Madison Stuerman
HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ)
One person was found dead at a home under construction in Hallsville on Monday.
According to the Boone County Fire Protection District press release, firefighters were called to a house on Elizabeth Street in Hallsville for a report of a person trapped in a cistern under a porch.
The release states a construction worker told officials he could not find his coworker after he briefly left the site. When he returned, he could not find the other person.
Boone County Fire Protection District, along with the Hallsville Police Department, searched the area but were unable to find the missing person. The release states they did not think the missing person had left the scene.
Fire crews found the man after pumping water from the cistern using trash pumps.
The Columbia Fire Department assisted in the recovery while Boone Ambulance was on medical standby.
The cause of death is currently under investigation by the Boone County Medical Examiner.
ABC 17 News saw 15 Hallsville police officers, two Columbia firetrucks, four Boone County firetrucks, an ambulance and eight Boone County Sheriff vehicles.
The name of the man has not been released.
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