![]() The first responding officers, James Conaty, Richard Robertiello and Joseph Sulewski acted quickly and made a barrier out of used construction debris to build a shield around the man’s head and face. When police arrived, the victim was surrounded by dirt up to his shoulders, the news release said. Peter Kuppler said in a news release Friday. Thursday, the ground collapsed around him, and he became trapped in a 10-foot hole, Detective Sgt. The man was working for a company digging a footing for a deck in the rear of a home on Carmine Way when, about 3:25 p.m. Meanwhile, a bilingual emergency medical technician was able to speak to the trapped man in Spanish and keep him calm while rescuers worked to extricate him, police said. ![]() Some quick-thinking police officers and a team effort by specially trained firefighters and other rescuers prevented the incident from becoming a fatality, police said. HOWELL - A 26-year-old laborer is lucky to be alive, after he fell into a 10-foot hole in the ground Thursday and spent three hours trapped there, surrounded by dirt up to his neck. Watch Video: APP.com is your source for local breaking news
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