A contractor who died after becoming trapped in a Downers Grove storm sewer during heavy rain Monday has been identified as 33-year-old Ivan A. Perez, of Pasadena, Texas, the DuPage County coroner’s office confirmed late Thursday.
Perez’s body was recovered Tuesday in the 5100 block of Washington Street, according to DuPage County Coroner Judith Lukas.
The probable cause of death was accidental drowning, pending toxicology results, the coroner’s office said.
“Our office would like to express our deepest condolences to Ivan Perez’s family, friends, and coworkers,” Lukas said in a statement.
Perez was one of two contractors who became trapped Monday while working on a pipe rehabilitation project after storms moved through the area.
The other worker was rescued about 200 feet down the sewer and taken to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove in good condition.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the incident.