Current Events > 5 family members + friend perish trying to save each other

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A FAMILY-of-five has tragically drowned in a septic tank while trying to rescue each other from the toxic mixture of animal urine and waste.

The accident in Nanshan village, near the city of Chaozhou, in southern China’s Guangdong Province, happened when a local farmer surnamed Wang was cleaning the septic tank used for his pigs, officials said.

The tank, located underground, had become clogged and Wang’s daughter volunteered to venture inside and fix the putrid container.

But after entering, she passed out from the toxic fumes created by the festering mass of animal waste.

Wang and his wife leapt into the tank without regard for themselves in a brave attempt to save their daughter.

But the couple both lost consciousness in the nauseating container as well before sinking into the muck.

Two of the couple’s three sons were the last to brave the tank, trying in vain to save their parents and sister.

Tragically, they too passed out and drowned in the liquid waste.

Wang’s third son called for help and managed to reach a family friend, who went into the septic tank without any equipment and also drowned.

When emergency services finally arrived, all six victims were removed from the container and found without vital signs.

They were pronounced dead at the scene, leaving Wang’s last son as the sole survivor of the horrific tragedy.

Government officials have expressed sadness at the family’s terrible loss and promised to educate villages about the dangers of misusing septic tanks.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3574131/chinese-family-drown-septic-tank-rescue-eachother/

I felt sick reading this
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I've heard this story before, only it was an Amish family cleaning out a pig shit trench
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I love my family but I aint drowning in pig shit for them
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God bless.


But parents made a HUGE mistake in not just...calling the professionals. You don't send your daughter down there.
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Shitty outcome
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that is just... awful...

Why they thought sending their daughter in the tank was a good idea to begin with is beyond me, but that is terrible...
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I heard this happened in a Mal Fet topic once
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Jesus Christ. The only silver lining is that at least they weren't conscious when they drowned.
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GiftedACIII posted...

Jesus Christ. The only silver lining is that at least they weren't conscious when they drowned.

RIP fallen peeps, free from the pain in this life :(.
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eston posted...

I heard this happened in a Mal Fet topic

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I remember a similar story from before, also in China, but it was over a stupid cellphone that time.

http://www.chinatopix.com/articles/2782/20140531/phone-fell-poo-pit-go.htm

eston posted...

I heard this happened in a Mal Fet topic once

lol
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PoopPotato posted...

I've heard this story before, only it was an Amish family cleaning out a pig shit trench

Who knew you could lose consciousness like that. I feel so sorry for the surviving child.

DDoS posted...

PoopPotato posted...

I've heard this story before, only it was an Amish family cleaning out a pig shit trench

Who knew you could lose consciousness like that. I feel so sorry for the surviving child.

From breathing in concentrated methane, and ammonia? I would hope most people.
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Sadly they didn't. And they were/lived with farmers...

DDoS posted...

Sadly they didn't. And they were/lived with farmers...

I know it is strange, heck you would think they would have had a rope to tie to the second person in case they passed out going after the first.
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Must have been one huge septic tank.