The 66-year-old from North St. Paul was one of two workers killed when a moat collapsed on Friday at a St. Louis construction site. Paul, his family confirmed on Sunday. My family says Jeffrey Jeanetta, 66, of North Saint Paul, was one of two victims in Friday’s #StPaul death toll. His sons say he was the “nicest guy you’ve ever met” and that he would give the shirt on his back to anyone. Story at 10 at @KSTP pic.twitter.com/IHg4tLlW6P – Ben Henry (@BenryNews) June 19, 2022 “[It] we feel like we are in a dream, “said Jason Jeanetta, one of Jeffrey Jeanetta’s sons. “I think we are all in shock. [It] it just really hasn’t been fully inserted. “ The officials of the fire department of St. Paul says the collapse occurred just before 3 a.m. on Mount 700 on Mount Curve Boulevard in the city’s Highland Park neighborhood, trapping the two workers inside. A third worker outside the ditch called 911. A corpse was retrieved around 9 p.m. that night. It took almost seven more hours for the second victim to leave the ditch, according to the fire department. Just two days later, on Father’s Day, Jason and his brother Joseph Jeanetta say they had plans to go fishing with their dad over the weekend. Jeffrey Jeanetta, 66, of North St. Paul. (Family photo) “He liked to work with vehicles, to fish, to do things with his hands [and] with the family “, they both told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS. “Enjoy your time with your loved ones – you never know when they will not be there,” Jason Jeanetta added. The investigation into the trench fatal incident is still active. On Sunday, the Fire Department of St. Paul said there were no updates. The family has set up a GoFundMe page to help with funeral expenses.
