MAPLETON — A 24-year-old man was critically injured after falling in a trench while working at a construction site in Mapleton, officials said.
The incident happened just before 7:30 p.m. on Thursday in the area of 1600 S. 1600 West.
Mapleton Fire Capt. Ryan Smith said a call came in of a "reported cave-in" in neighborhood.
Crews responded and found the man buried and covered in dirt.
The Utah County Special Response Team was deployed to help get the man out.
The city's public works department also responded with a vacuum truck to help remove the dirt from around the man.
Crews were able to rescue him from the hole by 9:04 p.m, before he was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition.
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