March 3, 2023
By News Director Jared Atha
Crews with the Elk City Fire Department, Police Department, and Water Department extracted two men who were trapped in a trench on N. Main Friday morning.
Elk City Fire Chief Kyle Chervenka said the two men who work for Orr Construction, were working on the water line replacement project currently taking place in downtown Elk City.
Chervenka said both men were taken to Elk City’s Great Plains Regional Medical Center where they were treated for minor injuries. He added that it did not appear that the men had suffered any broken bones in the mishap.
Chervenka said the rescue trailer from the Weatherford Fire Department assisted on the scene as well.
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