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Crews Rescue Construction Worker Trapped in Trench in Dallas

Rescue crews worked to free a construction worker trapped in a collapsed trench near a North Dallas country club Monday morning.[[432280993,R]]

Dallas Fire-Rescue was called to site site near the Northwood Club in the 6500 block Alpha Road after 9:30 a.m.

DFR spokesman Jason Evans said the worker was 10 feet down the trench when it collapsed on him. He communicating with the paramedics during the rescue.

Crews pulled the worker out of the trench at about 11:45 a.m.

The worker was flown to a hospital via CareFlite helicopter for evaluation, according to Evans.

No further information was available.

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