A contractor working in a sewer system in the Chicago area goes missing after heavy stormwater sweeps into the underground work area, according to reports. The incident occurs Monday afternoon in Downers Grove, Illinois, where a pair of workers are working inside sewer pipes beneath a street when stormwater rises. The rising water traps the two workers, and one contractor is rescued, while the other is swept away and is not found as of the latest reporting. Emergency response teams continue efforts to locate the missing worker. The reports link the incident to severe weather conditions and flooding from stormwater entering the sewer system. Details on the contractor’s identity, the exact location within the sewer network, and the circumstances that allowed water to rush into the area are not fully provided in the accounts. Authorities and responders are working to determine what led to the workers being trapped and to search for the missing contractor.
Illinois contractor goes missing after being swept away in sewer during storms
A contractor working in a sewer system in the Chicago area goes missing after heavy stormwater sweeps into the underground work area, according to reports. The incident occurs Monday afternoon in Down...
- The incident occurs Monday in Downers Grove, Illinois, during heavy storms.
- Two workers are trapped when stormwater rises in a sewer system beneath a street.
- One contractor is rescued.
- Another contractor is swept away and is missing.
- Rescue and search efforts continue after the stormwater flooding.
A pair of workers became trapped by rising stormwaters in a sewer system beneath a street in Downers Grove on Monday. Only one has been rescued.
3 hours agoA Chicago-area contractor working in a sewer pipe was swept away by stormwaters Monday afternoon and still has not been found.
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