Crews recover body of second contractor trapped in Downers Grove sewer during storm
<p>The body of a contractor trapped in a Downers Grove storm drain was recovered on Tuesday, a day after two workers went missing as storms moved through the area.</p><p>Crews recovered the body around 5 p.m., town officials said on social media, more than a day after they rescued the other employee from the sewer drain.</p><p>The worker's identity has not been released. The DuPage County coroner’s office was determining the cause and manner of death, town officials said.</p><p>The rescue effort began around 12:50 p.m.
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<p>The body of a contractor trapped in a Downers Grove storm drain was recovered on Tuesday, a day after two workers went missing as storms moved through the area.</p><p>Crews recovered the body around 5 p.m., town officials said on social media, more than a day after they rescued the other employee from the sewer drain.</p><p>The worker's identity has not been released. The DuPage County coroner’s office was determining the cause and manner of death, town officials said.</p><p>The rescue effort began around 12:50 p.m. Monday, when a Vortex employee flagged down Downers Grove police officers in the 800 block of Curtiss Street, town officials said. The employee told police that two workers were trapped in the storm drains.
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- <p>The body of a contractor trapped in a Downers Grove storm drain was recovered on Tuesday, a day after two workers went missing as storms moved through the area.</p><p>Crews recovered the body around 5 p.m., town officials said on social media, more than a day after they rescued the other employee from the sewer drain.</p><p>The worker's identity has not been released. The DuPage County coroner’s office was determining the cause and manner of death, town officials said.</p><p>The rescue effort began around 12:50 p.m.
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Illinois contractor goes missing in sewer after being swept away by stormwaters alongside colleague
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