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The news report details a tragic trench collapse incident that occurred near Hickman in Stanislaus County, California, on a Friday morning.

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Emergency crews, including the Stanislaus Consolidated Fire Protection District and the Modesto Fire Department, responded to the excavation site near Lake and Hickman roads just before 10:30 a.m. following reports of a person trapped in a trench. The response quickly escalated into a technical rescue operation involving more than 30 firefighters. However, after assessing the site, the operation shifted from a rescue to a recovery effort, and the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

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The family identified the victim as 34-year-old Pablo Gomez. According to his family, he had two daughters and another son on the way. Gomez was also recognized locally as a former goalkeeper for Modesto City FC, which shared a public statement honoring him and expressing condolences.

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Cal/OSHA (California Division of Occupational Safety and Health) took over the investigation to look into the cause and circumstances surrounding the collapse. Authorities have not disclosed the specific cause of the entrapment, nor has it been publicly clarified which company was performing the work at the site.

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