Emergency Crews Respond To Man Found Unconscious In Manhole

Northern Public Radio | By Jenna Dooley

Published September 24, 2013 at 4:32 AM CDT

DeKalb-area emergency crews responded Monday night to a 47-year-old man who was found unconscious in a manhole. The incident happened around 6:00 p.m. at Illini Farms in Kingston.

According to a release from the the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, the unidentified man was extricated from the manhole which was about 15-18 feet deep. Two other employees at the swine farm who tried to help the victim were assisted out and treated.

The victim was airlifted from the scene and taken to St. Anthony's Medical Center in Rockford.

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Jenna Dooley

Jenna Dooley has spent her professional career in public radio. She is a graduate of Northern Illinois University and the Public Affairs Reporting Program at the University of Illinois - Springfield. She returned to Northern Public Radio in DeKalb after several years hosting Morning Edition at WUIS-FM in Springfield. She is a former "Newsfinder of the Year" from the Illinois Associated Press and recipient of NIU's Donald R. Grubb Journalism Alumni Award. She is an active member of the Illinois News Broadcasters Association and an adjunct instructor at NIU.

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