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HICKMAN, Calif. — An excavation crew worker died Friday morning after a trench collapsed in Hickman, officials say. Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District and Modesto Fire Department responded to the incident around 10:24 a.m. about five miles east of Hickman and Lake roads. The fire district said emergency crews found a person had become trapped underground while working at the site. Firefighters and technical rescue personnel worked for hours to remove the victim from the collapsed trench. The victim was recovered and pronounced deceased.
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More than 30 firefighters responded to the incident, and crews cleared the scene without further incident around 3 p.m., according to the fire district. Watch more from ABC10: Stockton community mourns two fathers killed in trench collapse To stream ABC10 News on your phone, you need the ABC10 News app.
