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Trench Collapse - Heritage Shores, Bridgeville, De

Thursday, May 24, 2012

At 10:07 AM the Sussex County Technical Rescue Team (SCTRT) was dispatched to assist Bridgeville Fire Co with a subject trapped in a trench collapse. Kent County Technical Rescue Team (KCTRT) was also requested by the SCTRT to assist with manpower. When the team arrived on scene it was determined that the call had changed from a rescue to a recovery. Due to the complexity and unstableness of the trench it was not safe to use conventional methods to shore up the hole. Heavy equipment was called in and utilized to open the hole to make it an excavation site so that it would be safe for rescuers to enter. Once the trench was opened and secured Trench Rescue Technicians from the SCTRT AND KCTRT started to dig the subject out using hand shovels and vacuum trucks. The subject was extricated at 3:00 pm and was turned over to the State Medical Examiner. The scene was turned over to the Bridgeville PD and OSHA for further investigation.



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