It happened at a pond construction site.
Updated 1 hr 41 mins ago
ROCKY MOUNT, NC (WTVD) -- A person was killed Monday in a collapse at a pond construction site on Red Barn Lane near Rocky Mount in Edgecombe County.
Pictures from Chopper 11 showed excavation equipment around an area that
appeared to be digging for the pond spillway system.
It appeared the trench collapsed on at least one worker.
The man was working on an excavator when the collapse happened.
It took crews five hours to locate the man’s body.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office didn't release the victim's name pending notification of next of kin.
The Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office said it was notified of the collapse, which occurred along Red Barn Lane, at about 11:45 a.m.
Deputies responded to the scene, as did the West Edgecombe Fire Department, the Edgecombe County Rescue Squad, Edgecombe County Emergency Services, Nash County Emergency Services, the Nashville Fire Department and Coopers Fire Department.