Construction worker killed after water main bursts in flooded trench in The Villages

A construction worker died and another was seriously injured after a pressurized water main burst into a trench at McNeill Drive and Harmony Drive in The Villages on Tuesday morning. Emergency crews responded at about 7:53 a.m. and rescued the injured worker, who was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center. Rescue teams recovered the second worker’s body from mud and floodwater. Wildwood police are investigating.