Word from Florida this afternoon is that Key Largo Firefighter Leonardo Moreno is doing significantly better, has been extubated, no longer in an induced coma but is still in Jackson Memorial Hospital and is expected to be there for several days.
The men Firefighter Moreno tried to save – 24-year-old Robert Wilson, 34-year-old Elway Gray and 49-year-old Louis O’Keefe all died underground Monday.
The men were working near Mile Marker 106 after residents complained about smells coming from a drainage manhole, according to deputies. Investigators say this was a chain reaction. Initial investigation details reveal that one worker went into the manhole and collapsed because of the gasses. A second worker went into rescue him and collapsed as well. The same thing happened to a third worker who tried to help him…and then the same thing happened to the Firefighter who tried to help them.
The men Firefighter Moreno tried to save – 24-year-old Robert Wilson, 34-year-old Elway Gray and 49-year-old Louis O’Keefe all died underground Monday.
The men were working near Mile Marker 106 after residents complained about smells coming from a drainage manhole, according to deputies. Investigators say this was a chain reaction. Initial investigation details reveal that one worker went into the manhole and collapsed because of the gasses. A second worker went into rescue him and collapsed as well. The same thing happened to a third worker who tried to help him…and then the same thing happened to the Firefighter who tried to help them.
Some good news along with a fierce reminder to us all related to underground/confined space emergencies.
More to follow.
