SECURITYJun 14 · 16:28 UTCKMGH DENVER7Robert Garrison

Cries for help lead to rescue of man stuck nearly 24 hours in Wheat Ridge trench

A man was rescued after being trapped in a 15-foot construction trench in Wheat Ridge for nearly 24 hours. A passerby discovered him through his cries for help and alerted authorities via an RTD driver, leading to his extraction by firefighters using a Stokes basket. He was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

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