Crime & Safety

Injured Grosse Ile Employee Remains in Critical Condition

A Grosse Ile employee was buried alive for about 14 minutes while attempting to fix a broken water main near Meridian Road Thursday.

A Grosse Ile employee remains in critical condition after being buried alive while attempting to fix a broken water main Thursday near Meridian Road.

Grosse Ile Police Chief Joseph Porcerelli said the 56-year-old department of public works employee was still unconcious Friday morning.

The man, a lifelong resident of Grosse Ile, was air lifted to Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit after being resuscitated by Grosse Ile and Trenton emergency personnel.

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