The Colorado Springs Fire Department said a crane operator died after being trapped in equipment at a construction site near the city’s airport Tuesday morning.

According to fire officials, heavy rescue crews began performing a recovery operation around 8:30 a.m. near the Northrop Grumman aerospace building, located by the intersection of Peak Innovation Parkway and Embraer Heights.

The operator’s body was recovered around 2 p.m. after a “complex” recovery effort by fire crews. Firefighters credited other crane operators at the site with aiding in the effort.

The incident happened at the construction site for Forge at Peak Innovation Park, just south of the Colorado Springs Airport.…