THE VILLAGES, FL (352Today.com) – One person has been taken as a trauma alert to Orlando Regional Medical Center, and a second remains trapped after a trench incident in The Villages, Florida, authorities said Tuesday.
Rescue crews were digging adjacent trenches to drain water in an effort to reach the second person, according to information from the scene. Contact with the second individual had been delayed because of the risk of further collapse.
Mutual aid was requested from Sumter County for specialized trench trailer equipment, and State Watch, Florida’s state search-and-rescue coordination system, was notified…