Missing Missouri Construction Worker Found Dead in Cistern Under Home’s Porch

Missing Missouri construction worker found dead in cistern under home’s porch

The man's body was recovered after firefighters drained the water-filled cistern.

One person found dead in cistern under porch in Hallsville

HALLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was found dead at a home under construction in Hallsville on Monday. According to the Boone County Fire Protection District press release, firefighters were called to a house on Elizabeth Street in Hallsville for a report of a person trapped in a cistern under a porch. The release states a construction worker told officials he could not find his coworker after he briefly left the site. When he returned, he could…

UPDATE: Construction worker killed in Hallsville accident; body recovered from cistern

Hallsville Police have not released the identity of the construction worker who was killed in an accident Monday morning on Elizabeth street. The Boone County Fire Protection District says it was dispatched to the scene Monday morning about a construction worker possibly trapped in a cistern beneath a home’s porch. 12 firefighters responded and spoke to another construction worker who was working with the man at the home. The other worker says h…

Family identifies construction worker found dead in Hallsville cistern

A construction worker was found in a water filled cistern in Hallsville