A maintenance worker who had removed his harness while working in a sewer near Rockwell and Barry was killed Wednesday night when flash flooding sent rainwater gushing into the space, according to an article in the Chicago Tribune.
Gustavo Briceno, 25, of Glendale Heights, was working for a private company with a partner, who was wearing a harness, when he was swept away, according to the article. His body was recovered about a block away.
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