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Rescue workers free individual trapped in trench
The worker has since been taken to the hospital since being freed.
The Asheville Fire Department was on the scene of a trench rescue off Osprey Trail that had one person trapped Tuesday afternoon.
Kelley Klope, the public information officer with the Asheville Fire Department, told News 13 a collapse had the individual trapped from the waist down.
The original call came in at around 2 p.m. When responding crews arrived they found the subject trapped from the chest down. Coworkers and emergency responders immediately started digging to help relieve the pressure on the individual’s chest.
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Updated: 6:16 PM EDT Apr 20, 2021 A person was successfully rescued after a trench collapse Tuesday in Asheville, officials said.5:30 p.m. update: Firefighters tweeted that the person was rescued and crews were removing the person from the hole. They said the person will be taken to the hospital for evaluation.4:55 p.m. update: The Asheville fire department is still trying to rescue the person trapped in a trench. Below is the latest tweet posted at 4:55 p.m.The Asheville Fire Department posted on Twitter about 2:15 p.m. that the incident happened on Osprey Trail.The department tweeted a photo showing crews working in an area of dirt with a piece of heavy equipment in the background. Officials said they were shoring up the area.Fire officials said crews had to manually dig out the trapped person, who was stable, alert, and oriented the whole time.No other information about the person s name or condition was immediately released.AFD tweeted more pictures about 3 p.m. showin