1 dead, 1 rescued after trench collapses at southeast Thurston County work site
One person was killed and one person was rescued after a trench collapsed on two workers at a work site in southeast Thurston County Thursday morning, a spokesman for the Sheriff’s Office said.
Lt. Ray Brady said the trench work is tied to the Skookumchuck wind energy project, which is developing a 38-turbine wind farm near the Thurston-Lewis county line.
Multiple fire departments were dispatched about 11 a.m. to the 16300 block of Vail Loop Road Southeast , which is the closest address to the scene of the incident, Brady said.
The trench, which apparently was dug for a power cable, is southeast of that address, he said.
This story was originally published January 9, 2020 at 12:22 PM.
Rolf Boone
The Olympian