Two Construction Workers Rescued from Atlanta Golf Course Manhole

Crews still trying to determine how two unconscious construction workers ended up in manhole

Jun 5, 2015

Atlanta firefighters rescued two unconscious construction workers from the bottom of a manhole at the Georgia Tech Golf Course Thursday June 4.

Both men were working at a construction site near the course and had been in the manhole at least 20 to 30 minutes before being rescued. Crews were still trying to determine how the workers ended up in the manhole.

(more on the rescue of the construction workers...)

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