DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (WJW) — Two contractors working on a pipe rehabilitation project in a Chicago suburb became trapped in a storm sewer after severe weather swept through the region Monday, July 27.
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While one of the workers was rescued hours later, the body of the second worker wasn’t recovered until the next day, according to a post from the Village of Downers Grove.
Police officers were flagged down just before 1 p.m. on July 27 by a Vortex employee who said two crew members were trapped in the storm sewer below the street.
The fire department arrived to the scene and immediately began a technical rescue, the post said…