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Trapped Worker Rescued From 10-Foot Hole On Jersey Shore Trapped Worker Rescued From 10-Foot Hole On Jersey Shore
Trapped Worker Rescued From 10-Foot Hole On Jersey Shore A 26-year-old worker was rescued after becoming trapped in a 10-foot hole on the Jersey Shore Thursday, June 30. The man was helping to dig a footing for a deck at a Carmine Way home in Howell when he became trapped up to his shoulders in dirt around 3:25 p.m., Howell police said. Howell Sgt. Paul Mazzeo, who happens to be a trench-collapse specialist, used construction debris to keep more dirt from collapsing in on him before a trench rescue unit came to the scene. EMT Valerie Deano, who speaks Spanish, was able to communicate with the victim and keep him calm until rescuers arrived. The…

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by Cecilia Levine