Crews free worker trapped in elevated sand hopper

CNN Newsource on February 2, 2026

Crews rescued a worker who became trapped in an elevated sand hopper in Cockeysville

By Greg Ng

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    COCKEYSVILLE, Maryland (WBAL) — Crews rescued a worker who became trapped in an elevated sand hopper in Cockeysville, according to the Baltimore County Fire Department.

County fire officials said rescue crews were called around 1:21 p.m. Friday to the 10800 block of Beaver Dam Road, where a worker was trapped waist-deep in an elevated sand hopper.

County fire officials said first responders helped free the man from sand nearly 75 feet in the air, and h was able walk out with assistance.

A Medevac helicopter and the Shock Trauma Go-Team were called to the scene, and Baltimore City sent mutual aid.

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