FLOYD COUNTY, Ga. — A Rome Water & Sewer Division worker has died after a trench collapsed on Thursday night. Another worker has been hospitalized.
City spokesman Doug Walker told Channel 2 Action News that a water and sewer crew was working on a sewer line improvement on Coosawattee Avenue.
Around 11:30 p.m., a trench collapsed on the workers. Walker said Rome PD and Fire was there within minutes to pull both workers from the trench.
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James Rayburn died from injuries. The other worker, Michael Walters, is at Atrium Health Floyd hospital with minor injuries.
“During this incredibly difficult time, we ask that our community respect the privacy of Rayburn’s family and friends, as well as Michael Walters and his coworkers, as we grieve the loss of such a cherished individual. Our thoughts and deepest condolences are with them as we all mourn together,” the city said.
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