A plumber is dead after a tunnel collapsed and trapped him underneath a home in Louisiana, officials said Friday.
The victim was working with his team from Peterson Plumbing, digging the tunnel under the home on Kentucky Avenue when tragedy struck.
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The tunnel collapsed, trapping the man four feet underground. First responders worked for more than an hour to try and free the victim, pumping fresh air into the collapsed tunnel to allow him to breathe.
Authorities said the worker did not survive. His identity was not immediately made public.
