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Camper Rescued After Falling Into Sewage Toilet Tank
22 Jun
Summary
- A man fell into a vault toilet tank trying to retrieve sunglasses.
- He was submerged in sewage for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Rescue crews safely extricated the man; he was not injured.
An unidentified man endured a distressing 15-minute submersion in sewage after accidentally falling into a vault toilet tank at Camp Edison in California. The incident occurred on Saturday as the man was attempting to retrieve sunglasses he had dropped.
Specialist rescue crews from Cal Fire were dispatched to Shaver Lake's Camp Edison, located northeast of Fresno. Officials reported that the man was safely removed from the confined tank. He was decontaminated by the crew and was confirmed to be unharmed, though he required a significant cleaning.
The incident occurred around 2:30 PM PT. This event draws parallels to other recent occurrences, including a woman in Michigan falling into an outhouse while trying to recover an Apple Watch and a tourist in Australia becoming trapped in a collapsed long-drop toilet.
