Man killed in Fayetteville construction collapse

May 5, 2013 at 7:12 p.m. | Updated May 6, 2013 at 12:35 p.m.

by Staff Report

Fayetteville emergency responders work to try to free a man who was trapped in a trench collapse Sunday evening at the Vue, an apartment complex under construction off Stadium Drive in Fayetteville. Responders were called to the scene at 4:57 p.m.
Fayetteville emergency responders work to try to free a man who was trapped in a trench collapse Sunday evening at the Vue, an apartment complex under construction off Stadium Drive in Fayetteville. Responders were called to the scene at 4:57 p.m.

FAYETTEVILLE — A 20-year-old man died at an apartment construction site south of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard across from Fayetteville High School.

Brannon Rhine, 20, jumped into a large dirt hole after crews hit a sewer line, said Sgt. Craig Stout.

The dirt hole collapsed, trapping Rhine inside. He was unresponsive when emergency crews arrived, Stout said.

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