Lancaster trench collapse kills 1, officials say

MANHEIM TWP., Pa. (AP) - June 21, 2011

Emergency officials say rescuers in Lancaster County were called to a construction site in Manheim Township at about 2 p.m. Tuesday.

Rescue crews responded and tried to get the person out, but about an hour later an official said the operation had shifted from a rescue to a recovery.

Authorities had no immediate word on the identity of the victim or how the accident happened.

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