Crews Rescue Construction Worker Trapped In Ditch: MCFRS

GERMANTOWN, MD — Montgomery County rescue crews freed a construction worker on Tuesday after he fell in a ditch in Germantown.

At about 4:15 p.m., officials were called to the 12600 block of Wisteria Dr. where they found a worker trapped up to his chest in a trench at a Dunkin' Donuts construction site, according to authorities.

Pete Piringer, spokesman for the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, published pictures and a video of the rescue on Twitter.

Update ~415p Rt118 between Middlebrook Road and Wisteria Drive, construction site, @mcfrs FFs found a worker trapped up to his chest in a 14'x12' excavation site, EMS crews monitoring trapped worker’s vitals, he is communicating w/ rescuers NOTE: 515p patient extricated pic.twitter.com/xI45XTI9Mt
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) March 12, 2019

Update - Germantown Technical ‘trench’ Rescue, Rt118 Germantown Road between Middlebrook Road and Wisteria Drive, 1 adult male worker trapped, several dozen @mcfrs Technical Rescue Team, Trench Rescue, on scene, patient is communicating w/ rescue workers pic.twitter.com/ledu08aLtw
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) March 12, 2019