It took rescue teams about an hour to pull the Plumbing Co. employee from the trench, which was located on the site of a future housing development. The worker was reportedly conscious and talking when he was pulled from the ground.
Rescue teams discovered him in a half-standing, half-kneeling position in a 5-foot trench with more then 10 inches of dirt on top of him. His co-workers were able to move dirt away so that he could breathe until he was rescued.
Ankeny deputy fire chief Rob Chiappano said, “When we arrived we couldn’t see him, but we could hear him at the bottom of the trench.”"
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