Fatality Reported After Ditch Collapses on Milton City Worker

1 dead after being trapped in a trench behind the Milton GoMart

Cabell County 911 dispatchers confirmed one person was pronounced dead on Aug. 7, 2025, after first responders from the Milton Volunteer Fire Department, Hurricane Fire Department, Cabell County EMS and Milton Police Department responded to a rescue mission shortly after 11 a.m.

Fatality reported after ditch collapses on Milton city worker

MILTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — A fatality was reported by Cabell County Dispatch after a ditch collapsed on a Milton city worker Thursday morning. Dispatch told 13 News that the city worker was digging a trench behind the GoMart on Mason Street when the ditch collapsed and trapped them around 11 a.m. One fatality has since been reported, and dispatch said no other people are at risk at this time. Responders from Cabell EMS, the Hurricane Fire Department…

One dead following rescue mission in Milton

MILTON — A person was removed from a trench in Milton shortly before 11 a.m. Thursday and pronounced dead.

Milton city worker dies in ditch collapse

MILTON, W.Va. — A Milton city worker died Thursday after being trapped in a ditch. Authorities said a trench was being dug behind the GoMart on Mason Street when it collapsed at around 11 a.m. trapping the worker. First responders from Cabell and Putnam counties were on the scene in a rescue attempt. The death was…