Contractor remains missing after being trapped in Downers Grove sewer; 1 rescued
CHICAGO (WLS) -- The search for a contractor who went missing in Downers Grove at a sewer construction site during the storms is now considered a recovery mission.
One contractor has been rescued, but another remained missing Tuesday morning.
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The two became trapped inside a storm sewer in the 800-block of Curtiss Street at about 12:50 p.m. during the heavy storms.
The workers were cleaning sewers for the village when rising water swept them into the underground system.
Firefighters rescued one contractor about 200 feet from the point where the crew entered the sewer. He was taken to the hospital and is expected to recover.
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But dangerous water conditions forced crews to suspend rescue efforts overnight, and the operation has now shifted to a recovery mission.
Search efforts will resume when conditions improve.
The storms caused heavy damage in DuPage County with flooded yards and splintered trees, some of them split in half.
