September 15, 2018, by Taylor Hartman,
HOOPER, Utah —
A Hooper City employee was killed Saturday after drowning in a sewage pipe that was being worked on.
According to a press release made by Sgt. Cortney Ryan with the Weber County Sheriff’s Office, at around 3:43 p.m., sheriff’s officials and medical personnel were dispatched to the report of a drowning in Hooper City.
A Hooper City employee was working on part of the sewer system, when he fell head-first into a pipe, Ryan said.
A fellow employee was unable to remove the man from the pipe, and called 911 for assistance.
“Upon arrival at the scene the employee was found to be deceased,” Ryan said. “The situation is still under investigation and the name of the employee is not being released at this time, pending notification of family.”
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Utah Worker Dies After Falling Headfirst in Sewer Pipe
September 15, 2018
HOOPER, Utah (AP) — A northern Utah city worker has died after he fell headfirst into a pipe in the city's sewer system and drowned.
The Weber County Sheriff's Office said Saturday that the worker with the city of Hooper was stuck after he fell in the pipe. A co-worker who was nearby was unable to remove him and called 911.
The sheriff's office and other first-responders found when they arrived that the man had died.
The man's name was not released.