BUCKEYE, Ariz. — Emergency crews worked to rescue a construction worker who fell down a 100-foot hole in Buckeye Wednesday, April 19. He died later that day.
Anthony Martinez reportedly fell into the hole at a construction site located near Durango Street and Miller Road just south of Interstate 10.
Helicopter footage shows that a fence had been put up around the location as crews worked to extract Martinez. Around 2 p.m., crews were seen pulling Martinez out of the hole and putting him in an ambulance.
Martinez died later that afternoon according to the Maricopa County Medical Examiner's website.
Sky 12 was over the scene earlier during the rescue. You can watch footage from the scene in the video below.
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