San Diego

Crews Rescue Man After Construction Site Fall in Little Italy

Crews worked on Monday morning to rescue a man who fell 4 to 6 feet down a trench at a construction site in Little Italy, officials said.

The incident happened just before 10 a.m. in the 1800 block of State Street. The man was on a ladder inside a 40-foot trench and suffered a leg injury, San Diego fire officials said.

Crews were lowered into the trench to hoist the man out on a stretcher.

No other information was immediately available.

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