 A construction worker was pulled to safety in Baxter yesterday morning after being stuck in mud for over an hour. 18 year old Dave Schroeder of Pequot Lakes was working for shrub excavating a pine river and was digging a hole when it caved in at an abandoned home. When officers arrived on the scene in Baxter they found Schroeder stuck in mud up to his waist. The incident had an extra element of urgency because near where Schroeder was trapped a nearby tree began to lean as the soil softened from the mud and the ground water creating the possibility the tree could have fallen on Schroeder. Emergency crews were able to free Schroeder using city sanitary sewer vacuum trucks from Brainerd and Baxter. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.