An Oregon woman survived up to three days trapped inside a septic tank after falling into it during maintenance work, according to reporters at KPTV News.
Richard Anderson, Estacada Rural Fire District chief, tells the news organization that the woman’s family hadn’t heard from her over the course of a weekend, so they went to check on her. That’s when her daughter found her inside the tank in the front yard.
“In my entire career, I can't imagine another time this has happened,” Anderson tells KPTV.
A rescue team was called in to assist, and they had the woman out
Woman Survives for Days Under Sewage After Falling Into Septic Tank
She'd been missing for a few days before her daughter found her alive and responsive in the front-yard septic tank
Aug 28, 2019 |
