Man injured in construction site fall recovering in hospital
LETHBRIDGE – DeGraaf Excavating LTD. says an individual injured from a fall at a construction site at the north end of 43 Street Monday, Jan. 15, is recovering in hospital.
They noted that while it is their worksite as part of an irrigation canal project – the City of Lethbridge owns the land – the man injured was inspecting the site and is not employed by them. They added that further information could not be provided, due to an ongoing investigation into the matter.
The Lethbridge Fire Department’s rope rescue team was called into action, after the man fell approximately 20 feet down a culvert and had to be extricated through a tunnel.
“The Technical Rescue team was activated, and did an assessment of the whole scene,” explained platoon chief Rob Chollak, after the man was safely transported from the scene.