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Man dies after becoming trapped in trench in Parkland County

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A man is dead after he became trapped in a trench on Friday morning.

Emergency crews were called to a rural property near the hamlet of Duffield in Parkland County at 10:07 a.m.

A technical rescue team from Edmonton Fire Rescue Services was called to participate in the rescue.

Despite that, Mounties say the man was dead by the time they arrived on scene.

A spokesperson for Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) confirmed the man died after the trench partially collapsed.

OHS is investigating 

The hamlet of Duffield is about 50 kilometres west of Edmonton and five kilometres south of Highway 16. 

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