Worker dies after being trapped in collapsed hole in Buffalo Grove

A worker was trapped in a collapsed hole in the front yard of a Buffalo Grove home for around an hour Monday evening before emergency responders could pull him out.

Officials told NBC 5 Chicago later Monday night that the man had died. The Cook County medical examiner's office identified him as a 28-year-old Elmwood Park resident, the TV station reported.

The Buffalo Grove Fire Department was called about 5:30 p.m. to the 1000 block of Aspen Drive to help the buried worker, who was believed not to have been breathing.

Specialists pulled him from the hole at 6:35 p.m., fire officials said.

The man was rushed to Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights.

Buffalo Grove police were not immediately available to comment on the investigation.