Mariner dies after being trapped between barge in southern Indiana

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A mariner died Friday, Feb. 27, while working on a barge in Jeffersonville, Indiana.

In an update Tuesday, Utica Fire & Rescue said crews were dispatched around 2:26 p.m. Feb. 27 to the 5800 block of Utica Pike for a reported industrial accident requiring a rescue.

When first responders arrived, they found a worker trapped between a barge and a working platform. Officials said the man suffered severe crushing injuries…

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