[VIDEO] Recovery Begins After Trench Death

Sept. 8, 2020

A recovery effort is underway in the Cypress area where a person was crushed to death in a trench collapse. According to the CyFair Fire Department, the person died in the area of Parkland Trail Crossing and Summit Point Crossing on Thursday afternoon. 

A construction worker was pinned between the trench wall and a concrete culvert, officials said. From above the scene, SkyEye captured recovery crews focused on a trench and heavy work machinery next to it. According to the fire department, the victim is about eight feet down from the surface.