BROMLEY, Ky. — Two people are dead after an incident at a sanitation facility in Bromley, Ky. Thursday afternoon, Park Hills Police said.
Police responded to the SD1 site on Steve Tanner Street just before noon Thursday for a reported drowning. A preliminary investigation found three employees were working on a project when some kind of failure occurred, entrapping them.
One person was accounted for and taken to a nearby hospital by family members. Emergency crews searching for the two remaining employees recovered one body just after 6 p.m. By midnight, police said they'd recovered the second worker's body.
On Friday, police identified the workers who died as 23-year-old Mason Neises, of Alexandria, Ky. and 26-year-old Josh Mason of Moscow, Ohio.
Police said Allied Technical Services, a Cincinnati-based contractor that offers underwater services, was brought in to conduct the search.
Police said the three people were employed by Building Crafts, Inc., a contractor based in Wilder, Ky.
"All of us at Building Crafts, Inc. wish to express our extreme sorrow for the loss of our co-workers and friends, Mason Neises and Josh Mason," the company said in a statement. "Both were hard working young men who were taken from their families far too early. Our thoughts and prayers are with the loved ones of Mason and Josh. Their passing brings about profound grief, especially at this time of year. Grief counselors have been made available to our employees who are dealing with the loss of their beloved co-workers."
River Road, Main Street and Pike Street in Bromley were closed as emergency crews worked, police said.
"Our thoughts and prayers are extended to the family, workers, emergency response personnel, and all involved in this tragedy," Park Hills police said in a release.
