A Torquay man is dead after a workplace accident March 11.
An RCMP press release issued today said officers from the Estevan detachment along with local EMS and fire rescue services were called to an incident on the outskirts of Torquay on the 11th.
Once on scene emergency personnel located a 40-year-old man in the pit of a sewage lift station. The man was pronounced dead at the scene and it's believed that he was overcome by H2S gas while inspecting the station.
The local coroner and officials from the Occupational Health Safety also attended the scene. An investigation is ongoing by the RCMP, Occupational Health and Safety and Worker's Compensation.
