Lincon Fire and Rescue crews gathered in a neighborhood near Belford and Grays Peak Drive just before 11:00 Wednesday morning after man working for a plumbing company was trapped when the trench he was in collapsed.
LFR Public Information Officer MJ Lierman says the private contract worker was buried up to his neck in soil and the trench was about 12-15 feet deep. She says the man remained alert and was given oxygen as crews worked for more than two hours to free him.
She says the trench was full of thick, wet clay and crews had to work slowly to get the man out. Battalion Chief Jim Bopp they had to bring in several crews who are trained in technical rescues. They used tools like ropes, small shovels and slabs of wood to help support the trench…