INDIANAPOLIS— A man was rescued from a construction site trench on the west side of Indy Friday morning.
According to the Indianapolis Fire Department, firefighters were called out on the report of a person trapped within a construction site trench. Firefighters arrived at approximately 11 a.m. to the Gradex construction site at the 2200 block of W Washington St. There, IFD located the victim in the 4-foot-wide trench, approximately nine feet in the ground.
The victim reportedly had been standing on the ground when the dirt gave way causing him to fall further inside. Firefighters were able to communicate with the victim as he was awake and conscious through the rescue.
At approximately 1:36 p.m., the victim was recovered from the trench and transported to a hospital for evaluation. The total extraction time took nearly three hours according to IFD…