Two construction workers who were buried up to their waists in a trench collapse Monday afternoon were rescued and expected to make a full recovery. That’s the good news. The bad news: the rescue efforts could cost the Michigan county in which the incident occurred up to $100,000.
According to news sources, the men were shoring up the foundation of a home near a sea wall when the collapse occurred at around 2:30 p.m. Monday. Neighbors rushed to help them, but it took the combined efforts of multiple fire departments to extricate the men from where they were trapped, 7 to 10 feet below the surface.