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Sewer Rescue: Denver Firefighters Hoist Trapped Construction Worker

DENVER (CBS4) - Denver firefighters responded to 3312 Ivy Street after an apparent construction worker became trapped in a sewer. Firefighters say the ground collapsed beneath the person.

Sewer Rescue 3 (Denver FD tweet)
(credit: Denver)

Crews spent more than two hours trying to remove the person.

Sewer Rescue 5 (Denver FD tweet)
(credit: Denver)

They say "crews are making progress in the removal of the construction worker trapped by a collapsed wall of dirt 15 feet below the street."

Fortunately the person is alert.

Sewer Rescue 1 (castro)
(credit: CBS)

A special operations team were also called to help rescue the person.

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