A worker from Mr. Plumber is doing okay after getting stuck in a collapsed trench Wednesday afternoon.

A worker from Mr. Plumber is doing okay after getting stuck in a collapsed trench Wednesday afternoon.



He and a colleague were repairing a sewer pipe on N. Tibbs Ave. in Indianapolis when the colleague, Albert Illg, told him to get out because a collapse was possible. He couldn't get out in time, and the trench collapsed on him, burying him in dirt over his head. Only his baseball cap was visible.

Illg jumped into the hole and began digging. A nearby Citizens Energy worker saw what was going on and came to help after calling 911.

By the time firefighters arrived, the man was uncovered to his mid-chest. He was alert but desperate to get out. He continued to dig himself out even as firefighters got ready to help him.