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A dramatic accident occurred on Wednesday in Oberwaltersdorf (Baden district). A worker who climbed into the sewer after becoming ill may have been swept away by the wave. He was rescued dead.
According to police, the man was a 63-year-old labourer. It is still unclear why he climbed into the gutter on Thursday morning. However, there may have been a problem with the canal area and they wanted to find the damaged area.
The work could be carried out because the sewer system has regular sealing balloons – one of which may have been destroyed, police said.
The man was hit by the wave and thrown into the pipe
According to the Oberwaltersdorf fire department, the man was thrown into a pipe 100 meters long and 60 centimeters thick. Firefighters spent several hours trying to rescue the man. Only a 63-year-old man was rescued alive. The investigation is now in the hands of the police and labor inspectorate.
