Worker rescued from sewage pipe 20 feet underground in critical condition

LAKEWOOD, Wash. — A construction worker is in critical condition after getting stuck in a sewage pipe 20 feet underground.

The West Pierce Fire & Rescue Department responded to the incident at 9:50 a.m. Friday at a construction site near 6800 Bridgeport Way W. in Lakewood.

Two workers were 20 feet underground and 290 feet into a sewage pipe when one of them required “immediate assistance,” officials said…

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