A public works staffer became trapped in an underground water main vault and died Thursday, officials said.
Police officers and firefighters rushed to 60th Street and Deming Place about 11:45 a.m. to help Matt Heiden when a burst water main left him trapped in an underground vault, according to a statement from the village.
Heiden, who had been trying to repair a water main break, was recovered from the vault at approximately 12:40 p.m. and found unresponsive. CPR and lifesaving measures were immediately administered but Heiden was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1:07 p.m., according to the statement.
Heiden was originally hired with the village as a seasonal employee in 2019 and 2021. He was hired as a part-time Water Maintenance Worker in September of 2021 and recently moved to full-time, according to the statement, which called his death a “tragedy.”
Heiden’s age was not given.
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