The Virginia Fire Department reported the incident, calling it perilous in a Facebook post. 12:57 pm, Jan. 23, 2021 ×
The Arrowhead Regional Special Operations Urban Search and Rescue team was called to respond to a potential trench rescue emergency in Carlton County at this trench on the Line 3 pipeline project near the intersection of Hohensee Road and West Moorhead Road in Carlton County on Friday evening. A pipeline protestor climbed into the trench and exited the perilous area on his own after rescue personnel explained the hazards he was facing. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
A protester of the ongoing Enbridge Line 3 replacement project was rescued Friday after becoming perilously trapped in a trench.
The Virginia Fire Department reported the incident, calling it perilous in a Facebook post. 12:57 pm, Jan. 23, 2021 ×
The Arrowhead Regional Special Operations Urban Search and Rescue team was called to respond to a potential trench rescue emergency in Carlton County at this trench on the Line 3 pipeline project near the intersection of Hohensee Road and West Moorhead Road in Carlton County on Friday evening. A pipeline protestor climbed into the trench and exited the perilous area on his own after rescue personnel explained the hazards he was facing. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
A protester of the ongoing Enbridge Line 3 replacement project was rescued Friday after becoming perilously trapped in a trench.