SUAMICO, WI (WTAQ) – One man had to be flown to a hospital after officials say a trench collapsed around him in Suamico.
Authorities were called Tuesday afternoon to a home on St. Pats Drive.
The man was installing drain pipes when the ground collapsed around him, burying him chest deep.
“He was conscious and alert, he was having difficulty breathing when we extricated him, paramedics did an outstanding job, sheriff’s department assisted, they did an outstanding job as always,” Chief Troy Noe, Suamico Fire Department, told FOX 11.
It took firefighters about 20 minutes to dig him out.
It’s not known yet what injuries the man suffered, or what may have caused the trench to collapse.
