A person was seriously injured in Bethel yesterday in a reported trench collapse.  A worker was trapped in a hole about 13 to 15 feet deep, up to his chin in dirt, on Budd Drive.  

Stony Hill Volunteer Fire Department received the rescue call shortly after 1pm and brought in Danbury Fire's technical rescue team for assistance.  The worker was conscious and talking when responders arrived. 

They shored up the hole, preventing further collapse, by removing dirt by hand.  Danbury Public Works responded with a vacuum truck to help remove dirt. 

(Photo: SHVFD)

Nuvance Health paramedics on scene determined that the worker needed to be airlifted to Yale New Haven Hospital so Brookfield and West Redding Fire secured a landing zone for Life Star at Rubino Field on Hawleyville Road.  The person was removed shortly before 4pm, about 2.5 hours later. 

He was transported by Stony Hill EMS to the LifeStar helicopter.