JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. (WCIV) — Emergency personnel is performing a trench rescue on Johns Island Wednesday afternoon. The St. Johns Fire District (STJFD) announced the trench rescue in the Kiawah ...

The circumstances of the rescue were unclear. A photo of the scene shared by Cal Fire showed a ditch filled with a portable trailer and other items. Cal Fire extricated a patient from the trench ...

Authorities said when South Metro Fire Rescue crews arrived, the two people were stuck in a 5 foot deep trench on a construction site. The rescuers needed to shore up the sides of the 10 foot wide ...

saying they have more expertise in trench rescues, which he said are rare, difficult and complex. "We had a job to do today, and they did it well," Greenwood said of the rescue crews.