Emergency crews say they found the bodies of two children at a construction site Monday morning. The children were trapped Sunday evening when dirt collapsed on them, according to WBTV in Charlotte.
A father of one of the children called 911 at about 6 p.m. to report what happened, said Lincoln County Emergency Services public information officer Dion Burleson. Crews were on the scene in minutes, but couldn’t get to the 7-year-old boy and 6-year-old girl, Burleson said.
Crews used shovels and climbing gear trying to get to the children at the Denver neighborhood. Emergency personnel from several places, including nearby Charlotte, responded to the scene.
Video from WSOC-TV showed backhoes scooping dirt from a deep hole surrounded by dirt. Equipment surrounded the hole.
The man who called was the father of at least one of the children, Burleson said. Neighbors told WBTV that the children were cousins. This is “devastating for both the family members and responders who are on the scene,” Burleson said. “This is a tragic night in Denver.”
