Dive Brief:
- One construction worker was killed and a second was hurt when they were pulled into the Brazos River in Waco, Texas, while on the job at the new McLane Stadium at Baylor University.
- Police said the two wore harnesses connected to equipment while working on a pedestrian bridge over the river and the equipment fell into the river and took the men with it.
- One worker was able to disconnect his harness and get to the river surface, but the other man was held under the water.
Dive Insight:
The accident Tuesday holds a bitter irony in that the men wore harnesses in contrast to reports about other recent deaths. The worker who was able to get free from his harness was taken to a hospital, treated for hypothermia and released, police said.