Crime & Safety
Huntington Man Killed By Collapsed Cesspool
It took approximately seven hours to remove the man who became trapped underground on Wednesday afternoon, police say.
It took responders nearly seven hours to remove a Huntington man's body from a collapsed cesspool in Huntington on Wednesday, police say.
According to Suffolk County Police, a crew was installing a cesspool at a home on Beech Place when the ground gave way, trapping 59-year-old Edward Sinnott underground, at 12:50 p.m.
He was pulled from the hole just before 7 p.m. and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The incident is under investigation.
Several police and fire units responded to the scene, including Suffolk County Police Second Precinct and Emergency Service Section officers, Nassau County Emergency Service officers, members of the Huntington and Huntington Manor Fire Department, Greenlawn Fire Department and Dix Hills Fire Department as well as officials from the Town of Huntington and Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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Huntington, NY- A man is presumed dead after being trapped under a cesspool ring and tons of dirt after collapse on Beech Place. pic.twitter.com/F4WjDVKPGU
— Stringer News (@Stringernews) May 24, 2017
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— AlexJohn631 (@AlexJohn631) May 24, 2017
BREAKING: A man has fallen into a cesspool in #Huntington Long Island. #SkyFoxHD is overhead. You can watch here: https://t.co/nmp3w1JzOs pic.twitter.com/IAzJVRMBtm
— Fox5NY (@fox5ny) May 24, 2017
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