Man buried in dirt, rescued
Emergency crews removed a man from a ditch after he was buried in dirt up to his chest, according to Leslie Yancey, public information officer for Horry County Fire Rescue.The man is a contractor for Grand Strand Water and Sewer and was doing some work at a utility construction site at Dick Scobee Road and Ronald McNair Boulevard, Yancey said.Fire rescue crews pulled the man from the ditch soon after they arrived at the scene after being called about 9:45 a.m.