Worker Trapped in Hole Rescued by Firefighters in Minneapolis

    April 25, 2025
    Rescue crews from Minneapolis and St. Paul worked for six hours to free the man trapped by sand.
    Minneapolis and St. Paul firefighters and rescue technicians put their skills to the test when a worker got stuck in a hole.
     
    The victim was trapped in sand just above the waist in the 14-foot hole. As crews used a street department vacuum to suction the sand, others worked to stablized the walls to prevent further collapse.
     
    EMS crews from Hennepin County monitored the victim's condition during the six-hour operation, according to Minneapolis Councilman Jason Chavez. 
     
    After being extricated, he walked to a waiting ambulance that took him to a hospital for treatment. 
     
     
     
     
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    Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues. 

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