Crews rescue 27-year-old man buried inside a trench
Karla Sosa
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — According to officials, a 27-year-old man was trapped inside a trench for nearly two hours after falling in early afternoon, June 25.
Officials say a company was working on a sewer line when a trench collapsed. KRDO is told that Cimarron Hills Fire and Colorado Springs Fire worked together in the rescue.
The fire department told KRDO that crews had to figure out how to pull him back to solid ground safely.
“He was exposed down to his knees, and they were switching to a harness to pull him out at 12:23. And he was out at 12:27,” said Virpi Mattson, executive assistant, Cimarron Hills Fire Protection District.
The Cimarron Hills Fire Department said he wasn’t the only person who fell in, but the other was able to get out of the trench without extra assistance.
Trenson said that the trench was approximately 10 feet deep.
“I can tell you that he was awake, breathing, and talking when they did transporting. So that’s good news,” said Mattson.